kiem

Dutch (Brabantic)

/kim/

noun
Definitions
  • (biology) seed, sprout, germ
  • (figuratively) beginning, birth
  • (pathology) germ (pathogen)
  • (mathematics) germ

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch kieme derived from Middle Low German kīme derived from Old Saxon kīmo derived from Proto-Germanic *kīmô.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*kīmô

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