Imker

From German Low German [Term?]. Obviously related to Imme (“bee”). There are two theories concerning the details of the development:

1. From Middle Low German immenkar (“beehive”), which is a compound with Middle Low German kar (“basket”). The component -ker < -kar would then have been secondarily associated with the Low German suffix -ker for occupations (compare Böttcher).
2. Directly derived from Imme with the mentioned suffix. Cognate with Dutch imker.

Either way, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *imbjakaʀjō.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪmkɐ/

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Imker m (strong, genitive Imkers, plural Imker, feminine Imkerin)

1. beekeeper (male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonym: (less common) Bienenzüchter

• Imkerei
• imkern

• Imme

• “Imker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Imker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Imker” in Duden online
• Imker on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de