Where does “hremman” come from?
hremman (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hrammjan, from Proto-Germanic hramjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
hremman (Old English): to hinder, obstruct
Definitions
- to hinder, obstruct
Ancestry of “hremman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *hrammjan | to hem in, restrain |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hramjaną | to put into a frame, to place a frame around; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |