Where does “ymne” come from?

ymne (Middle English) comes from Old French ymne, from Latin hymnus, from Ancient Greek ὕμνος, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂em- — sing; to sing.

ymne (Middle English): hymn

Definitions

  1. hymn

Ancestry of “ymne”, step by step

ymne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French ymne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchymnehymn
2Latinhymnushymn; a song of praise
3Ancient Greekὕμνοςsong, hymn, ode
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂em-sing; to sing

via Old English ymen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishymenhymn

Words derived from “ymne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂em- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕμνος →Every word from Latin hymnus →