Where does “hemithi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hemithi”, step by step

hemithi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi

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

via Proto-Germanic hamiþiją

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichamiþijąshirt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱam-part of a harness; cover, clothes

Words derived from “hemithi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamō →