Where does “Hochheim” come from?

Hochheim (English) comes from German Heim, from Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, 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.

Hochheim (English): A town in Hesse, Germany, situated on the river Main

Definitions

  1. A town in Hesse, Germany, situated on the river Main

Ancestry of “Hochheim”, step by step

Hochheim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Heim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeimhome; hostel; asylum
2Middle High Germanheimhome, house
3Old High Germanheimvillage, home; home; dwelling, house
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

via German hōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhōch
2Middle High Germanhōch
3Old High Germanhōhhigh, tall, elevated
4Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “Hochheim

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-