Where does “Hilversum” come from?

Hilversum (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hêem, from Old Dutch hēm, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Hilversum (Dutch): the national broadcasting sector of the Netherlands

Definitions

  1. the national broadcasting sector of the Netherlands

Ancestry of “Hilversum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhêemhome place
2Old Dutchhēmhome, place
3Proto-West Germanichaimhome
4Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “Hilversum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haimaz →