kempt
English
adjective
Definitions
- neat and tidy; especially used of hair
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English kemben inherited from Old English cemban (comb).
Origin
Old English
cemban
Gloss
comb
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kemb English
- unkempt English
- unkemptitude English
- unkemptly English
- unkemptness English
- *kambijaną Proto-Germanic
- cemban Old English
- kemben Middle English
- kembestere Middle English
- kembynge Middle English
- unkempt Middle English
- *kambijan gmw-pro