From Middle English ȝameren, ȝaumeren, yemeren, ȝomeren, from Old English ġeōmrian, from Proto-West Germanic *jāmarōn, from Proto-Germanic *jēmarōną, from Proto-Germanic *jēmaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *yem-. Reinforced by cognate Middle Dutch jammeren (modern Dutch jammeren), from the same ultimate origin. Cognate also with Scots yammer, Saterland Frisian jammerje, West Frisian jammerje, German Low German jammern, German jammern, Danish jamre, Norwegian jamre. Compare also Old Norse amra.
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