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Where does “imb” come from?

imb (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish sín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

imb (Old Irish): butter; around

Definitions

  1. butter; around

Ancestry of “imb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsín—
2Proto-Celticsindosthis
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “imb”

  • im
  • iompair
  • ime
  • ìm
  • umadsa
  • umad
  • umaibhse
  • uimpese
  • uimpe
  • umaibh
  • mur timcheall
  • uimesan
  • mud thimcheall
  • mar timcheall
  • mun timcheall
  • mu thimcheall
  • umamsa
  • umam
  • uime
  • mu
  • mum thimcheall
  • umainne
  • umpasan
  • umpa
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