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