Rehem
/ˌriːˈhɛm/noun
To hem a piece of fabric again, usually to repair or alter its edge.
Did you know?Although “rehem” has no documented occult origin, hemming historically turned raw, unraveling cloth into a controlled boundary—an everyday act of containment and protection.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*hamjaną
“To hem or border with a strip of material; reconstructed form, with the exact deeper root uncertain.”
Old English
Old English
hemm
“A border or edge of cloth.”
Middle English
Middle English
hem
“The finished edge or border of fabric; also, to hem cloth.”
Latin
Latin
re-
“Back, again, or anew; a prefix later widely used in English word formation.”
Modern English
English
rehem
“To hem again; a rare but established verb formed from re- plus hem.”