Where does “hämisch” come from?

hämisch (German) comes from Middle High German hemisch, from Middle High German ham, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

hämisch (German): malicious, spiteful, hateful, derisive, gleeful

Definitions

  1. malicious, spiteful, hateful, derisive, gleeful

Ancestry of “hämisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhemisch—
2Middle High Germanhamcover
3Proto-Germanichamōshape, physical form
4Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “hämisch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamō →