Where does “c'mînse” come from?

c'mînse (Norman) comes from Old French chemise, from Late Latin camisia, from Proto-Germanic hamiþiją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- — part of a harness; cover, clothes.

c'mînse (Norman): shirt

Definitions

  1. shirt

Ancestry of “c'mînse”, step by step

c'mînse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French chemise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchemiseshirt; overshirt
2Late Latincamisiashirt; nightgown; alb
3Proto-Germanichamiþijąshirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱam-part of a harness; cover, clothes

via Old French cemise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcemiseAlternative form of chemise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamiþiją →Every word from Late Latin camisia →