Where does “hemp” come from?

hemp (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hemd, from Middle Dutch hemde, from Old Dutch hemithi, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

hemp (Afrikaans): shirt

Definitions

  1. shirt

Ancestry of “hemp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhemda shirt; a singlet, undershirt
2Middle Dutchhemde—
3Old Dutchhemithi—
4Proto-West Germanic*hamiþishirt
5Proto-Germanichamōshape, physical form
6Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “hemp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamō →
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