Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “gimbr” come from?

gimbr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gimrī, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰim-.

Ancestry of “gimbr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgimrīyearling, female lamb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰim-—

Words derived from “gimbr”

  • gimbur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰim- →