Where does “העמד” come from?

העמד (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German hemde, 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.

העמד (Yiddish): shirt

Definitions

  1. shirt

Ancestry of “העמד”, step by step

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

Words derived from “העמד”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamō →