Where does “tømmer” come from?

tømmer (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish tømmer, from Old Danish tymbær, from Old Norse timbr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

tømmer (Norwegian Nynorsk): timber

Definitions

  1. timber

Ancestry of “tømmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtømmertimber
2Old Danishtymbærtimber
3Old Norsetimbrtimber
4Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “tømmer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic timrą →Every word from Old Norse timbr →