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

  1. third-person singular object pronoun

Ancestry of “hom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhem"Third-person singular, masculine, objective:"...
2Middle Dutchhemaccusative/dative of hi; dative of het;...
3Old Dutchhimo—
4Proto-Germanichimmaidative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz
Every word from Proto-Germanic himmai →Every word from Old Dutch himo →Every word from Middle Dutch hem →