Ýmir

Old Norse

proper_noun

Definitions

(Norse mythology) Ymir, the first creature to come into being and the ancestor of all jötnar.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *umijaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *yemH-no- (connected, paired).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*yemH-no-

Gloss

connected, paired

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Ymir English
Remus Latin
Remo Italian
Remo Spanish, Castilian
Ῥῶμος Ancient Greek
*yemH-no- Proto-Indo-European
Remo Portuguese
*umijaz Proto-Germanic
ymja Old Norse
Rem Catalan, Valencian
*jemos Old Latin

ymja