Where does “yeman” come from?

yeman (Middle English) comes from Old English ġēamann, from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

yeman (Middle English): A subordinate, deputy, or hireling

Definitions

  1. A subordinate, deputy, or hireling

Ancestry of “yeman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēamannyeoman
2Old Englishġēye
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “yeman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →