Where does “Hiem” come from?

Hiem (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German hemede, 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.

Hiem (Luxembourgish): shirt

Definitions

  1. shirt

Ancestry of “Hiem”, step by step

Hiem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German hemede

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

via Old Frisian hēm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhēm—
2Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “Hiem”

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