Where does “hemd” come from?
hemd (Dutch) comes 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.
hemd (Dutch): a shirt; a singlet, undershirt
Definitions
- a shirt; a singlet, undershirt
Ancestry of “hemd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hemde | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hemithi | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamiþi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hamō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
Words derived from “hemd”