simmer

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Pircarînî

C2
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈsɪmɚ/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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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