Where does “khan hiếm” come from?

khan hiếm (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.

khan hiếm (Vietnamese): scarce generally speaking

Definitions

  1. scarce generally speaking

Ancestry of “khan hiếm”, step by step

khan hiếm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Hiem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishHiemshirt
2Middle High Germanhemede
3Old High Germanhemidishirt; skin
4Proto-West Germanic*hamiþishirt
5Proto-Germanichamōshape, physical form
6Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

via Vietnamese khăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhăntowel, napkin, handkerchief, kerchief, turban
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-Every word from Proto-Germanic hamôEvery word from Proto-Germanic hamō