Where does “hemdrok” come from?
hemdrok (Dutch) comes from Dutch rok, from Middle Dutch roc, from Old French roc, from Arabic رُخّ, from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw', from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
hemdrok (Dutch): a type of long shirt covering the entire torso down to the thighs
Definitions
- a type of long shirt covering the entire torso down to the thighs
Ancestry of “hemdrok”, step by step
hemdrok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rok | skirt; full dress, white tie; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | roc | — |
| 3 | Old French | roc | rook |
| 4 | Arabic | رُخّ | — |
| 5 | Persian | رخ | rook; cheek; face |
| 6 | Middle Persian | lhw' | rook, castle |
| 7 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |
via Dutch hemd
| 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 | shirt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hamō | shape, physical form |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |