Where does “*jāmar” come from?

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

*jāmar (Proto-West Germanic): miserable

Definitions

  1. miserable

Ancestry of “*jāmar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjēmarazmiserable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize

Words derived from “*jāmar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jēmaraz →