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Where does “aimuʀjā” come from?

aimuʀjā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic aimuzjǭ, from Proto-Germanic aimaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.

aimuʀjā (Proto-West Germanic): embers, hot coals

Definitions

  1. embers, hot coals

Ancestry of “aimuʀjā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaimuzjǭember, hot ash; pyre
2Proto-Germanicaimazsteam, smoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn

Words derived from “aimuʀjā”

  • ember
  • emberlike
  • emberless
  • aymer
  • eymbre
  • embre
  • emeri
  • eymere
  • ǣmyrġe
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