Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hamiþi

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]

    1. shirt

    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

    Descendants

    • Old English: hemeþe
    • Old Frisian: hemethe, hamethe, hamed
      • Saterland Frisian: Hamend
      • West Frisian: himd
    • 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
    • Old High German: hemidi
    • → Late Latin: camisia (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ 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”
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