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Where does “hemede” come from?

hemede (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 “hemede”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hemede”

  • overhemd
  • nachthemd
  • hemd
  • hemp
  • empi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →