Where does “jamar” come from?

jamar (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *jāmar, from Proto-Germanic jēmaraz, from Proto-Indo-European yem- — to hold, restrain; to take, seize.

jamar (Old Saxon): suffering, sorrow, misery

Definitions

  1. suffering, sorrow, misery

Ancestry of “jamar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*jāmarmiserable
2Proto-Germanicjēmarazmiserable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jēmaraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *jāmar →