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

   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

Related terms

• *hamiþi
• *hamō

Descendants

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