Where does “hom” come from?
hom (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hem, from Middle Dutch hem, from Old Dutch himo, from Proto-Germanic himmai — dative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz.
hom (Afrikaans): third-person singular object pronoun
Definitions
- third-person singular object pronoun
Ancestry of “hom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | hem | "Third-person singular, masculine, objective:"... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hem | accusative/dative of hi; dative of het;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | himo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | himmai | dative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz |