Where does “hemeþe” come from?
hemeþe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hamiþī, from Proto-Germanic hamiþiją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- — part of a harness; cover, clothes.
hemeþe (Old English): shirt
Ancestry of “hemeþe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hamiþī | shirt |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hamiþiją | shirt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱam- | part of a harness; cover, clothes |