guimbar

Occitan

Etmology

Inherited from Old Occitan guimar (to jump), possibly from a Gothic *𐍅𐌹𐌼𐍉𐌽 (*wimōn) (compare Old Saxon upwimōn (to rise) and Old High German wemōn (to sway)).[1]

The insertion of a /b/ comes from the influence of camba (leg). [2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡimˈba/
  • Audio (Béarn):(file)

Verb

guimbar

  1. to jump
    Synonyms: sautar, rebordelar
  2. to frolic, gambol

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References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*wimôn”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 586
  2. ^ Alain Rey (2010), Dictionnaire historique de la langue française (in French)