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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *fim=; *fimōn- vb .
Meaning: quick, to hurry
Old Norse: fim-r `gewandt, behende', māl-, orδ-fimi f. `Redegewandtheit', vēl-fimi f. `List'; fima-st wk. `sich eilen'
Norwegian: fim `rasch, flink'; dial. fima seg `sich eilen', fimra, fimla `umhertappen'
Swedish: dial. femmer `flink, schnell'
Danish: fim `rasch, flink', dial. fimmer `vielbeschäftigt'; fimre `sich hastig bewegen'
Old Franconian: OFrank fimich `gewandt, gelernt'
Middle Low German: vimelen, vimeren `herumtasten', fammelen `id.'
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Proto-IE: *peim-i-
Meaning: quick
Celtic: *peimi- > OIr ēim `rasch, flink'
Russ. meaning: быстрый
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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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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