Where does “jimatan” come from?
jimatan (Volapük) comes from Volapük matan, from Volapük -än, from Volapük län, from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą — land, heath; loins.
jimatan (Volapük): wife
Definitions
- wife
Ancestry of “jimatan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | matan | spouse (husband or wife), consort |
| 2 | Volapük | -än | used as the suffix for a country, land (in its multiple senses), notional land |
| 3 | Volapük | län | country |
| 4 | German | land | country territory of a nation |
| 5 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 6 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |