Where does “gimmer” come from?

gimmer (Scots) comes from Old Norse gymbr, from Proto-Germanic gimrį̄, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.

gimmer (Scots): a two-year-old ewe

Definitions

  1. a two-year-old ewe

Ancestry of “gimmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegymbrewe-lamb
2Proto-Germanicgimrį̄A yearling lamb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gimrį̄ →Every word from Old Norse gymbr →
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