Yammer
/ˈjæm.ər/noun
To complain, talk noisily, or make a persistent, whining sound.
Did you know?Yammer is probably an imitative Germanic word, shaped to echo the repetitive sound of lamentation rather than derived from a neat abstract root.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic period
Germanic
*jamrōn
“A reconstructed expressive verb associated with lamenting or crying; the form is uncertain.”
Old Norse
Old Norse
emja
“To squeal, shriek, or cry out.”
Middle English
English
yameren
“To lament, mourn, or complain.”
15th Century
English
yammer
“To whine, complain, or make a mournful sound.”
Modern English
English
yammer
“To complain persistently or speak noisily; also to make a whining cry.”