Where does “hemde” come from?

hemde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hemithi, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

Ancestry of “hemde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hemde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →