irmin-
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See also: Irmin
Old High German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *ermun, from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Cognate with Old Saxon irmin- and Old Norse jǫrmun-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
irmin-
Derived terms[edit]
- Ermenbald
- Ermenbert
- Ermengild
- Irmgard
- irmindiot
- Ermenfried, Irminfrid
- irmingot
- Ermenhard
- Ermelinda
- Ermintrude
Descendants[edit]
- >? East Central German: Emmis (Erzgebirgisch)
Old Saxon[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *ermun, from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz, *irmin-, *ermin-. Akin to Old English eormen-, Icelandic jörmun-, Old High German irmin-.
Prefix[edit]
irmin-
- a prefix denoting a sense of greatness, whole, strong
- Irminsul The great pillar of the Saxons
- irminthioda "people", "folk"
Categories:
- Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old High German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old High German lemmas
- Old High German prefixes
- Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon lemmas
- Old Saxon prefixes