From Middle Dutch gingebare, from Old Dutch *gingibero, from Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō, from Late Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiber, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit सिङ्गबेर (siṅgabera).
Practica parlar i memoritzar " gember " i moltes altres paraules i frases a neerlandès .