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Where does “gimm” come from?

gimm (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic gimmu, from Latin gemma — A bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...

gimm (Old English): gem

Definitions

  1. gem

Ancestry of “gimm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgimmugem
2LatingemmaA bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...

Words derived from “gimm”

  • gem
  • gemlike
  • gemology
  • gemologist
  • gemmy
  • gemological
  • begem
  • gemologically
  • gemfish
  • gems
  • gemsmith
  • gemminess
  • gemmery
  • gemmily
  • gemme
  • ȝimme
  • yimme
  • gimme
  • gimstan
  • gimwyrhta
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