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
- shirt, the term excludes t-shirts
Ancestry of “Hemd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | hemde | — |
| 2 | Old High German | hemidi | shirt; skin |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamiþi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hamō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
Words derived from “Hemd”