Where does “overhemd” come from?
overhemd (Dutch) comes from Dutch over, from Middle Dutch ōver, from Old Dutch over, from Proto-Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
overhemd (Dutch): shirt
Definitions
- shirt
Ancestry of “overhemd”, step by step
overhemd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | over | over, above; over; remaining, left over |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ōver | over, above |
| 3 | Old Dutch | over | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *obar | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |