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
Ancestry of “hemp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hemd | a shirt; a singlet, undershirt |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hemde | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hemithi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamiþi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hamō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |