English
Zimmerer
Zimmerer comes from German Zimmerer ‘carpenter’, from Zimmer ‘room’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dem- ‘build, house’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dem-‘build, house’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*timrą‘building, structure’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*timr‘building’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050zimbar
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350zimber
- Germanc. 1650–presentZimmer‘room’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentZimmerer‘carpenter’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dem-‘build, house’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*timrą‘building, structure’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*timr‘building’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050zimbar
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350zimber
- Germanc. 1650–presentZimmer‘room’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentZimmerer‘carpenter’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dem- ‘build, house’
don, domestic, danger, domain, dominate, donna, domination, dominion, domino, damsel, domicile, despot, dominatrix, domus, toft, teem, 22 more
through Proto-Germanic *timrą ‘building, structure’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dem- / Zimmerer