Where does “jambrati” come from?

jambrati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German jammern, from Middle High German jāmern, from Old High German āmarōn.

jambrati (Serbo-Croatian): to whine, complain

Definitions

  1. to whine, complain

Ancestry of “jambrati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjammernto wail, whine, moan, lament, whinge
2Middle High Germanjāmern—
3Old High Germanāmarōn—
Every word from Old High German āmarōn →Every word from Middle High German jāmern →Every word from German jammern →