Where does “sincgimm” come from?

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

sincgimm (Old English): jewel, precious gem

Definitions

  1. jewel, precious gem

Ancestry of “sincgimm”, step by step

sincgimm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġimm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġimmgem
2Proto-West Germanicgimmugem
3LatingemmaA bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...

via Old English sinc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsinctreasure
Every word from Latin gemma