Where does “Ieme” come from?

Ieme (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Iem, 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.

Ieme (Pennsylvania German): plural of Iem

Definitions

  1. plural of Iem

Ancestry of “Ieme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanIemhoneybee
2Middle High Germanimbebee; swarm of bees
3Old High Germanimbibee; beeswarm
4Proto-West Germanicimbībee; beeswarm
5Proto-Indo-Europeana(m)pi-stinging insect, bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic imbī →Every word from Old High German imbi →
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