Where does “gimmer” come from?

gimmer (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse gymbr, from Proto-Germanic gimrį̄, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.

gimmer (Norwegian Nynorsk): a gimmer, a ewe between one and two years old

Definitions

  1. a gimmer, a ewe between one and two years old

Ancestry of “gimmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegymbrewe-lamb
2Proto-Germanicgimrį̄A yearling lamb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gimrį̄ →Every word from Old Norse gymbr →