Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hamiþi
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *hamō (“binding, wrapping”) + *-iþi. Doublet of *kamisi (“tunic, shirt”).
Noun
*hamiþi n[1]
Inflection
| Neuter ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hamiþi | |
| Genitive | *hamiþþjas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hamiþi | *hamiþþju |
| Accusative | *hamiþi | *hamiþþju |
| Genitive | *hamiþþjas | *hamiþþjō |
| Dative | *hamiþþjē | *hamiþþjum |
| Instrumental | *hamiþþju | *hamiþþjum |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: hemeþe
- Old Frisian: hemethe, hamethe, hamed
- Old Saxon: hemithi
- Old Dutch: *hemithi
- Middle Dutch: hēmede, hemde
- Dutch: hemd
- Afrikaans: hemp (see there for further descendants)
- Berbice Creole Dutch: hemdu
- Jersey Dutch: häämt
- Negerhollands: hemmede, hemmete, hemete
- Skepi Creole Dutch: hemde
- → Lokono: hemede
- → Indonesian: hem (“shirt”)
- → Mahican: hámed
- → Munsee: héemput
- → Sranan Tongo: empi (see there for further descendants)
- → Unami: hèmpës
- → West Frisian: himd
- Dutch: hemd
- Middle Dutch: hēmede, hemde
- Old High German: hemidi
- → Late Latin: camisia (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 229: “PWGmc *hamiþī”