Germanic etymology : Query result

Proto-Germanic: *xama-z, *xamōn- vb., *xamidan, *xumō, *xamísa-z, *ximVl=, *xamíɵja-n

Meaning: clothes, skirt

Gothic: af-hamōn wk. `get undressed', ana-hamōn `get dressed', gahamōn `id.'

Old Norse: hama-st wk. `eine andere Gestalt annehmen, in Berserkewut geraten'; ham-r m. `Hülle, Gestalt'; hams m. `Fruchtschale; Schlangenhaut'; līk-ami, līk-am-e

Norwegian: ham `Haut, Balg, Körper; Gestalt, Gespenst'; hams `Schale, Hülse'; hama-st vb.; dial. hama `eine Sache scɦön einrichten'

Swedish: ham `Haut, Balg, Körper; Gestalt, Gespenst'; hams `Schale, Hülse'

Danish: ham `Haut, Balg, Körper; Gestalt, Gespenst'; hams `Schale, Hülse'

Old English: hemeɵe `Hemd'; homa `Hülle, Decke, Anzug'; līc-hama `Leib, Körpert, Leichnam'; ham `Unterkleid, Hemd'

English: hame `Pferdegeschirr'

Old Frisian: hemethe; līk-oma, lik(k)-oma

Old Saxon: hemithi; līk-hamo

Middle Dutch: heemde, hemde n.; lich-āme m., n. (/f.)

Dutch: { hemel `Gaumen, Dach' }; hemd n.; lichaam n.; { haam `Netz über Pferdekopf, Brustriemen' }

Middle Low German: hēmede, hem(me)de; hemelte `Zimmerdecke'; licham; ham ` Daecke, Hülle, Nachgeburt'; hāme `kleines Fischnetz'

Old High German: hemidi `Hemd' (8.Jh.); himil `Zirmmerdecke'; himiliz(z)i `id.'; līhh-amo (8.Jh.) `Leib, Körper, Fleisch, Leiche', bair. līh(i)n-amo m. (11.Jh.)

Middle High German: hɛm(e)de st. n. 'Hemd'; līcham(e), līchname st./wk. m. 'leib, körper, leichnam'; ham, hame wk. m. 'haut, hülle, kleid; sackförmiges fangnetz';

German: Hemd n.; Himmelbett, Leichnam

Proto-Germanic: *xámfa-

Meaning: maimed

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *hamf-s (a) `maimed'

Old Saxon: hāf `verstümmelt, gelähmt'

Old High German: hamf `verstümmelt, gelähmt'

Proto-Germanic: *xamjan- vb., *xamVlōn

Meaning: bridle, curb, limite

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hemja `zügeln, hemmen', hamla f. `Ruderriemen; Ruderplatz'

Norwegian: hemja vb.; hamla

Swedish: hämma `hemmen, zügeln, zwingen'

Old Danish: hammel-reb

Danish: hemme vb.

Old English: hem `Rand, Saum, Grenze'; hemman; hamm `eingehegtes Stück Land'

English: hem; to hem in; dial. hamm `umzäuntes Feld'

Old Frisian: hemma `hindern'

Middle Dutch: ham, hamme `abgeteiltes, umgrenztes Stück Weide-, Wiesenland'

Old Franconian: SalFrank chamian `klemmen, drücken'

Middle Low German: ham `eingefriedigtes Stück Land'

Low German: Hamme `umzäuntes Feld'

Middle High German: hamen, md. hɛmmen wk. `aufhalten, hindern, hemmen'

German: hemmen; dial. ham, hamen `Kummet'; obd. hemmen `Pferden, Ziegen, Rindeern auf der Weide die Vorderfüssse sio fesseln, dass sie nur kleine Sprünge machen und nicht fortlaufen können'

Proto-Germanic: *xamma-z

Meaning: fenced land

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: ham (hom), gen. hammes m. `dwelling, fold, or enclosed posession'; {hemm, hem `zoom, rand' }

Middle Dutch: hamme, ham `omheind stuk land'

Dutch: ham m. `hoek aangeslibd land; met wilgen begroeide waard, stuk in of aan een water gelegen weiland'

Middle Low German: hamme, ham `omheind stuk land'

Low German: hamm `Bergwald', hamme `umzäuntes Feld'

Proto-Germanic: *xamō, *xama-n

Meaning: fish-net, (horse's) collar

IE etymology: IE etymology

English: hame `Kummet, Geschirrstöcke'; heam

Middle Dutch: hame

Dutch: haam n. `Kummet; Fischnetz'

Middle Low German: ham; hame m.

Old High German: hamo `sackförmiges Fischnetz'

Middle High German: ham, hame wk. m. 'sackförmiges fangnetz'

German: dial. hame, hamen `Handfischnetz', ham `Kummet'

Proto-Germanic: *xamō, *xammō

Meaning: ham, ind part of the knee

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hɔm f. `Hinterschenkel'

Norwegian: hombōt `Kniekehle'

Swedish: dial. hamboge `Kniekehle'

Danish: dial. hambugt `Kniekehle'

Old English: ham (hom, hamm), -e f. `ham, inner or hind part of the knee'

English: ham

Middle Dutch: hamme f. `achterschenkel, ham'; hāme `id.'

Dutch: ham f.

Middle Low German: hamme, hame `achterschenkel, ham'

Old High German: hamma `Hinterschenkel, Kniekehle', hama `achterschenkel'

Middle High German: hamme st./wk. f. 'hinterschenkel, schinken; kniekehle'

Proto-Germanic: *xampō(n), *ximpō(n), *xumpa-z, -ō(n), etc.

Meaning: hump, hill, croupe

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: aptr-hupp-r m. `Hinterteil der Pferdehütte', NIsl hupp-ur

Norwegian: hump n. `Unebenheit, Knorren, Knollen', hupp, hump `Weiche (beim Vieh); Bergknollen'

English: hump (since XVIII)

East Frisian: hump, humpe `brok, homp', hampe `id.', Fris hompe, himpe `id.'

Dutch: homp f.

Middle Low German: hümpel `Häuflein'

Low German: humpe f. `dickes Stück'; humpel `niedriger Erdhügel'

German: [ Humpen `grote beker' < MD ]

Proto-Germanic: *xamustr-ō(n-) f., -a-, -an- m.

Meaning: hamster

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Saxon: hamustra

Old High German: hamustro 'Kornwurm' (um 1000), hamastra (11.Jh.), hamestro, -istro (Hs.13.Jh.)

German: Hamster m.

Proto-Germanic: *xam-Vl=, *xum-Vl=

Meaning: pole

IE etymology: IE etymology

Norwegian: dial. humul `das Querstück vorn am Wagen, an dem die Zugstricke befestigt werden'

Swedish: hammel `das Querstück vorn am Wagen, an dem die Zugstricke befestigt werden'

Danish: hammel `das Querstück vorn am Wagen, an dem die Zugstricke befestigt werden'

Middle High German: hamel st. m. 'hammel; abgehauener stein, klotz, stange; schroff abgebrochene anhöhe, klippe, berg'

Proto-Germanic: *xanapa-z, *xanapōn

Meaning: hamp

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hamp-r m. `Hanf'

Norwegian: hamp

Swedish: hampa

Danish: hamp

Old English: hänep, henep

English: hemp

Old Saxon: hanup

Middle Dutch: hannep, hanep, hennep, hennip

Dutch: hennep m.

Middle Low German: hennep

Old High German: hanaf, hanuf (um 900), hanef (11.Jh.), hanif (um 1100)

Middle High German: hanef, hanif, hanf st. m. 'Hanf'

German: Hanf m.

Proto-Germanic: *xangísta-z, *xánxista-z

Meaning: stallion

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hest-r m. `Hengst, Pferd'

Norwegian: hest

Old Swedish: Run. histR

Swedish: häst

Danish: hest

Old English: heng(e)st `Hengst'

Old Frisian: hengst, hanxt, hingst `hengsrt, paard'

Middle Dutch: henxt, hinxt

Dutch: hengst m.

Old Franconian: OFrank chanzisto, chengisto `Wallach'

Middle Low German: hengest, hingest, hinxt `hengst'

Old High German: hengist (9.Jh.) `Wallach'

Middle High German: hɛng(e)st st. m. 'wallach; pferd'

German: Hengst m.

Comments: Lex Salica: chengisto `caballus spathus'

Proto-Germanic: *xankō, *xankēn, *xankila-z, *xunk=

Meaning: hook, hooked stick

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hɔnk f. `Henkel, Ring', hanki m. `Ring, Handgriff, Henkel'

Norwegian: honk; hanke

Old Swedish: hanke

Swedish: hank

Danish: hank; hanke

Middle Dutch: honc `hoek'

Middle Low German: hank `Henkel'

German: Henkel m.

Proto-Germanic: *xánɵara-, *xandugá-

Meaning: wise, dexterous

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Gothic: handug-s (a) `wise'

Old Norse: hannar-r `kunstfertig, geschickt'

Old English: list-hendig `having skillful hands'

English: handy

Middle Low German: handlich `dexterous'

Old High German: ? hantag, handeg `bitter, stern', handegi st. f. `torment'

Middle High German: ? handec, -ic, hantic adj. 'schneidend, stechend, scharf, bitter''

Proto-Germanic: *xánxan-/xangán- vb, *xangḗn- vb., *xangián- vb.; *xanxitjan- vb., *xanxaskēn, *xánxitōn

Meaning: hang

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *hahan st. `hang, keep in suspense'; fɔr(a)-hah n. (a) `curtain'

Old Norse: hanga st. `hangen'; hǟtta wk. `Gefahr laufen, wagen', hǟtta f. `Gefahr', hāski m. `Gefahr'; hengja wk. `hängen'

Norwegian: hanga vb.; hätta sbs., vb.; hengja vb.

Swedish: hänga vb. tr., itr.; dial. häta; dial. häjta vb.; (ält.) hask(e)lig `grässlich', dial. haskeli `schrecklich'

Danish: hänge vb.; hätte sbs., vrb.; hände vb.

Old English: hōn; hangian; hengan `hängen'

Old Frisian: hūa; hangia

Old Saxon: hāhan; hangon

Dutch: { gehengen `erlauben' }

Old High German: hāhan; hangēn; hengen

Middle High German: hāhen red. v. (prt. hinc, hie) tr. 'hängen', intr. 'hangen'; hangen st. intr. 'hangen'; hɛngen wk. 'hangen lassen; nachjagen, nachhängen'; vür-hanc st. m. `curtain'

German: { hangen; hängen }

Proto-Germanic: *xánxa-; *xánxila-z, -ēn

Meaning: heel

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hā-mōt n. `Ferse, Fussgelenk', hā-sin f. `Kniekehle'; hǟl-l m. `Ferse'

Norwegian: häl

Swedish: häl

Danish: häl

Old English: hōh (hō), gen. hōs `heel, hough'; hēla (hǟla), -an m. `heel'

English: hough, heel

Middle Dutch: hiele f.

Dutch: hiel m.

Proto-Germanic: *xánxōn- vb.

Meaning: torment

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hā wk. `plagen, quälen'

Norwegian: hɔ `höhnen'

Proto-Germanic: *xánxu-z, *xánxila-z

Meaning: peg, stake

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hā-r `Ruderklamp, -dolle; Hai', hǟl-l m. `Stock, Pfahl'

Norwegian: hɔ; Run acc. sg. haha; dial. häl `Tüderpfahl'

Swedish: dial. hɔ; häl `Holznagel, Pflock'

Proto-Germanic: *xap=, *xampa-n, *xampV-; *ximpan- vb.

Meaning: fit, happy

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: happ n. `Glück, Erfolg'; heppinn `glücklich, günstig'

Norwegian: heppa `sich ereignen', heppen `glücklig, günstig'; dial. happ

Swedish: hampasik `sich ereignen'; dial. happ

Old English: ge-häp adj. `fit'

English: hap, happen, happy

Proto-Germanic: *xarbista-z, *xarbusta-n

Meaning: autumn

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: haust n. `Herbst'

Norwegian: haust

Swedish: höst

Danish: höst

Old English: härfest

English: harvest

Old Frisian: OWFris heerfst

Old Saxon: hervist

Middle Dutch: herfst, hervest, heerfst, herest, herft

Dutch: herfst m.

Middle Low German: hervest

Old High German: herbist (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: hɛrb(e)st st. m. 'Herbst, Ernte'

German: Herbst m.

Proto-Germanic: *xardú-, *xardiá-

Meaning: hard

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: hardu-s (u) `stern, hard'; *ga-hardjan wk. `harden'

Old Norse: harδ-r `hart, stark'

Norwegian: hard

Swedish: hɔrd

Danish: hɔrd

Old English: heard (hard) `hard, harsch, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave'

English: hard

Old Frisian: herde

Old Saxon: hard `hard, moetig'

Middle Dutch: hart `hard, stevig, moedig, lastig, wreed'

Dutch: hard

Old Franconian: hard

Middle Low German: hart, hā̆rde

Old High German: hart `fest, rauh, unbiegsam' (8.Jh.); harti, herti

Middle High German: hɛrt(e), hart 'hart, fest; hart, grob, rauh; festhyaltend, ausdauernd, hartnäckig'

German: hart