simmer

(Inglese)

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈsɪmɚ/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From alteration of dialectal simper, from Middle English simperen (“to simmer”), of possibly imitative origin. First attested in the intransitive sense. The noun is from the verb. First attested in the late 15ᵗʰ century.

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