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Where does “ontheemd” come from?

ontheemd (Dutch) comes from Dutch heem, 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.

ontheemd (Dutch): displaced, deprived of a home

Definitions

  1. displaced, deprived of a home

Ancestry of “ontheemd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheemhouse, home; yard
2Middle Dutchhêem—
3Old Dutchhēmhome, place
4Proto-West Germanichaimhome
5Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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