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Where does “Hemd” come from?

Hemd (German) comes from Middle High German hemde, from Old High German hemidi, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

Hemd (German): shirt, the term excludes t-shirts

Definitions

  1. shirt, the term excludes t-shirts

Ancestry of “Hemd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhemde—
2Old High Germanhemidishirt; skin
3Proto-West Germanic*hamiþi—
4Proto-Germanichamō—
5Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “Hemd”

  • behemdet
  • Seidenhemd
  • Nachthemd
  • Baumwollhemd
  • Braunhemd
  • hymda
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