Where does “hemi” come from?
hemi (Bislama) comes from Bislama hem, from English Him, from Middle English him, from Old English him, from Proto-Germanic himmai — dative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz.
hemi (Bislama): Form of hem that does not require i to be placed...
Definitions
- Form of hem that does not require i to be placed...
Ancestry of “hemi”, step by step
hemi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bislama hem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bislama | hem | Third person singular pronoun |
| 2 | English | Him | Honorific alternative letter-case form of him,... |
| 3 | Middle English | him | Third-person singular masculine pronoun... |
| 4 | Old English | him | dative of hē: him; dative of hit: it; dative of... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | himmai | dative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz |
via Bislama i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bislama | i | Separates the subject of a sentence from the... |