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Where does “ġierman” come from?

ġierman (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic germijaną — to bleat.

ġierman (Old English): to cry, mourn, cry out, roar, lament

Definitions

  1. to cry, mourn, cry out, roar, lament

Ancestry of “ġierman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgermijanąto bleat

Words derived from “ġierman”

  • yarm
  • ȝermen
  • ȝarm
  • ȝarmen
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