Number: 1460
Root: pei-m(i)-
English meaning: quick, perky
German meaning: `rasch, flink'?
General comments: Nur kelt. und german.
Material: Air. ēim (*peimi-) `rasch, flink'; aisl. fimr ds., orð-fimi f. `Gewandtheit in Worten'; aber norw. fimra `umhertappen', mnd. fimmelen, fimmeren ds., engl. dial. fimble ds.; schwed.famla, fumla, ndd. fummeln, engl. fumble `umhertappen' sind deutlich lautnachahmend.
References: WP. II 11, Sommer IF. 51, 247.
Pages: 795
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