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Where does “timrą” come from?

timrą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

timrą (Proto-Germanic): building; timber

Definitions

  1. building; timber

Ancestry of “timrą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “timrą”

  • timber
  • timbered
  • timbering
  • timberline
  • timberland
  • nontimber
  • timberwork
  • timberman
  • timberless
  • untimbered
  • timberhead
  • retimber
  • nontimbered
  • timberlike
  • belly-timber
  • timber nigger
  • timberling
  • Hinterzimmer
  • Arbeitszimmer
  • Schlafzimmer
  • Zimmerpflanze
  • Wohnzimmer
  • Esszimmer
  • Zimmer
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