Meaning

  1. someone
  2. anyone

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈi.mɑnt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch ieman, iemant, from Old Dutch ieman, *ioman. A compound of io (“always, ever”) + man (“man, person”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiw + *mann. Compare German jemand, Old English ǣġhwā.

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