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Where does “hamiþī” come from?

hamiþī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hamiþiją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- — part of a harness; cover, clothes.

hamiþī (Proto-West Germanic): shirt

Definitions

  1. shirt

Ancestry of “hamiþī”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hamiþī”

  • behemdet
  • Seidenhemd
  • Nachthemd
  • Hemd
  • Baumwollhemd
  • Braunhemd
  • hemeþe
  • hemidi
  • hemde
  • hemede
  • נאַכטהעמד
  • העמד
  • Hiem
  • Hemb
  • hymda
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