An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Ziemer

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Ziemer
Friedrich Kluge2506058An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — Ziemer1891John Francis Davis

Ziemer, m., ‘buttock, hind-quarter' (of animals), ‘haunch (of venison),’ from the equiv. MidHG. zimere, f. Bav. dialectic forms such as Zem (Zen) and Zemsen indicate the Teut. origin of the word; Teut. base têmoz-, timiz-.