Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kamisi

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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

Reborrowed from Late Latin camīsia, from Proto-West Germanic doublet *hamiþi (shirt).

Noun

*kamisi f

  1. tunic, shirt
    Synonyms: *hamiþi, *sarki, *tunikā
  2. skirt
    Synonym: *skurtijā

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *kamisi
Genitive *kamisī
Singular Plural
Nominative *kamisi *kamisī
Accusative *kamisi *kamisī
Genitive *kamisī *kamissjō
Dative *kamisī *kamisim, *kamissjum
Instrumental *kamisī *kamisim, *kamissjum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *kamissju

Descendants

  • Old English: cemes
    • Middle English: kemes, kemese, kemse
  • Old High German: kemis