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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kamisi

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 Medieval Latin camīsia, from Proto-West Germanic doublet *hamiþi (“shirt”).

Noun

*kamisi f

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