Where does “hiếm khi” come from?
hiếm khi (Vietnamese) comes from Luxembourgish Hiem, from Middle High German hemede, from Old High German hemidi, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
hiếm khi (Vietnamese): rarely; seldom
Definitions
- rarely; seldom
Ancestry of “hiếm khi”, step by step
hiếm khi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Hiem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Hiem | shirt |
| 2 | Middle High German | hemede | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hemidi | shirt; skin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamiþi | shirt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hamō | shape, physical form |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |