Where does “Totenhemd” come from?
Totenhemd (German) comes from German Hemd, 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.
Totenhemd (German): (burial) shroud
Definitions
- (burial) shroud
Ancestry of “Totenhemd”, step by step
Totenhemd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hemd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hemd | shirt, the term excludes t-shirts |
| 2 | Middle High German | hemde | a shirt |
| 3 | Old High German | hemidi | shirt; skin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamiþi | shirt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hamō | shape, physical form |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
via German Tote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tote | cadaver; corpse; strong nominative plural of... |