Where does “shimmier” come from?
shimmier (English) comes from English shimmy, from English chemise, from French chemise, from Latin camisia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
shimmier (English): One who shimmies
Definitions
- One who shimmies
Ancestry of “shimmier”, step by step
shimmier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shimmy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shimmy | A dance movement involving thrusting the... |
| 2 | English | chemise | A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for... |
| 3 | French | chemise | shirt; folder; chemise |
| 4 | Latin | camisia | shirt; nightgown; alb |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamiþi | shirt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hamō | shape, physical form |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |