Where does “jāmer” come from?

jāmer (Middle High German) comes from Old High German jāmar, from Proto-West Germanic *jāmar, from Proto-Germanic jēmaraz, from Proto-Indo-European yem- — to hold, restrain; to take, seize.

Ancestry of “jāmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanjāmarsuffering, sorrow, misery
2Proto-West Germanic*jāmarmiserable
3Proto-Germanicjēmarazmiserable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize

Words derived from “jāmer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jēmaraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *jāmar →