Etymograph

English

Ymir

Ymir comes from Old Norse Ymir, from Proto-Germanic *jumjaz ‘twin’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yemH- ‘to mingle, unite’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yemH-‘to mingle, unite’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ym̥H-yo-reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*jumjaz‘twin’reconstructed
  4. Old Norsec. 800–1350Ymir
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yemH-‘to mingle, unite’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ym̥H-yo-reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*jumjaz‘twin’reconstructed
  4. Old Norsec. 800–1350Ymir
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *yemH- ‘to mingle, unite’

gimbal, 13 more

Today it means

name A moon of Saturn.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yemH- / Ymir

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