Where does “hemself” come from?

hemself (Middle English) comes from Old English him, from Proto-Germanic himmai — dative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz.

hemself (Middle English): themselves

Definitions

  1. themselves

Ancestry of “hemself”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhimdative of hē: him; dative of hit: it; dative of...
2Proto-Germanichimmaidative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz

Words derived from “hemself”

Every word from Proto-Germanic himmai →Every word from Old English him →