Where does “Hemming” come from?

Hemming (English) comes from Old Norse Hemingr.

Hemming (English): The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech

Definitions

  1. The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech

Ancestry of “Hemming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseHemingr

Words derived from “Hemming

Every word from Old Norse Hemingr
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