Where does “hem” come from?

hem (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hemme, from Persian همه, from Middle Persian hmʾk' — all.

hem (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of hemme

Definitions

  1. imperative of hemme

Ancestry of “hem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhemmeto hamper, hinder, inhibit, check, arrest,...
2Persianهمهall; everyone; every
3Middle Persianhmʾk'all
Every word from Middle Persian hmʾk' →Every word from Persian همه →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål hemme →