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

  1. a shirt; a singlet, undershirt

Ancestry of “hemd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hemd”

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