Where does “zimber” come from?
zimber (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Ancestry of “zimber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | zimbar | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *timr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | timrą | building; timber |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
Words derived from “zimber”