hemmen
German (Berlin)
/ˈhɛmən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to check
- to hamper
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German hemmen (hamper, restrain) inherited from Old High German *hemmen inherited from Proto-Germanic *hamjaną (press, squeeze, restrict, hinder).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hamjaną
Gloss
press, squeeze, restrict, hinder
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hem English
- hemless English
- hemline English
- hemmer English
- hemstitch English
- rehem English
- unhem English
- Hemmschuh German
- Hemmschwelle German
- Hemmung German
- Schuh German
- Schwelle German
- enthemmen German
- hemmungslos German
- *hamjaną Proto-Germanic
- hamla Old Norse
- hemja Old Norse
- hemja Icelandic
- *hemmen Old High German
- hemmen Middle High German