Where does “eme” come from?

eme (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic imbī, from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- — stinging insect, bee.

Ancestry of “eme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicimbībee; beeswarm
2Proto-Indo-Europeana(m)pi-stinging insect, bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic imbī →