Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jēmaraz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Indo-European *yem- (to hold, match, defeat, subjugate), though the semantic shift is non-trivial.[1] Alternatively, onomatopoeic.[2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*jēmaraz

  1. miserable

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*jēm(a)raz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “jammer1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute