Where does “kim loại hiếm” come from?
kim loại 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.
kim loại hiếm (Vietnamese): umbrella term for metals used in industry relatively recently
Definitions
- umbrella term for metals used in industry relatively recently
Ancestry of “kim loại hiếm”, step by step
kim loại hiếm 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 |