Where does “Iem” come from?

Iem (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German imbe, from Old High German imbi, from Proto-West Germanic imbī, from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- — stinging insect, bee.

Iem (Pennsylvania German): honeybee

Definitions

  1. honeybee

Ancestry of “Iem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanimbebee; swarm of bees
2Old High Germanimbibee; beeswarm
3Proto-West Germanicimbībee; beeswarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeana(m)pi-stinging insect, bee

Words derived from “Iem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic imbī →Every word from Old High German imbi →