Etymology

unhem

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Today it means: To remove a hem; to undo the process of hemming. Full definition →

English hem ← Middle English hem ← Old English heom
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The story

  1. Englishun-
  2. Proto-Germanic*himaz
  3. Old Englishheom
  4. Middle Englishhem
  5. Englishhem
  6. English todayunhem

From un- + hem.

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