Where does “hem” come from?
hem (Indonesian) comes from English heme, from English hemoglobin, from English hematinoglobulin, from English hematin, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
hem (Indonesian): shirt, an article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms
Definitions
- shirt, an article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms
Ancestry of “hem”, step by step
hem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heme | The component of hemoglobin responsible for... |
| 2 | English | hemoglobin | The iron-containing substance in red blood cells... |
| 3 | English | hematinoglobulin | Alternative form of hemoglobin |
| 4 | English | hematin | Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state; Hemin |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 6 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via Dutch hemd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hemd | a shirt; a singlet, undershirt |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hemde | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hemithi | — |
| 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 |