An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/wimmern

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2550253An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — wimmernJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

wimmern, verb, ‘to whimper,’ from Middle High German wimmer, neuter, ‘whining,’ beside which occurs an equivalent Middle High German gewammer, with a different stage of gradation; recent imitative forms.