Where does “hemless” come from?
hemless (English) comes from English hem, from Middle English hem, from Old English hem, from Proto-West Germanic hammjan, from Proto-Germanic hamjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kem- — to press together; to hinder, to hamper; to...
hemless (English): Without a hem
Definitions
- Without a hem
Ancestry of “hemless”, step by step
hemless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hem | Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a... |
| 2 | Middle English | hem | Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them;... |
| 3 | Old English | hem | hem, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hammjan | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hamjaną | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kem- | to press together; to hinder, to hamper; to... |