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Where does “gyrman” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gyrman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgermijanąto bleat

Words derived from “gyrman”

  • yarm
  • ȝermen
  • ȝarm
  • ȝarmen
Every word from Proto-Germanic germijaną →