Where does “shim” come from?
shim (English) comes from English she, from Middle English sche, from Old English hēo, from Germanic *hiju, from Proto-Germanic hijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
shim (English): A wedge; A thin piece of material, sometimes...
Definitions
- A wedge; A thin piece of material, sometimes...
Ancestry of “shim”, step by step
shim traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English she
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | she | The female person or animal previously mentioned... |
| 2 | Middle English | sche | Third-person singular feminine pronoun: she; It;... |
| 3 | Old English | hēo | she |
| 4 | Germanic | *hiju | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |
via English Him
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Him | Honorific alternative letter-case form of him,... |
| 2 | Middle English | him | Third-person singular masculine pronoun... |
| 3 | Old English | him | dative of hē: him; dative of hit: it; dative of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | himmai | dative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz |
via Korean ^심(沈)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | ^심(沈) | — |