Where does “hemmer” come from?

hemmer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hemme, from Persian همه, from Middle Persian hmʾk' — all.

hemmer (Norwegian Bokmål): present of hemme

Definitions

  1. present of hemme

Ancestry of “hemmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhemmeto hamper, hinder, inhibit, check, arrest,...
2Persianهمهall; everyone; every
3Middle Persianhmʾk'all
Every word from Middle Persian hmʾk' →Every word from Persian همه →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål hemme →