Where does “home” come from?
Home comes from Middle English home, from Old English hām, which derives from Proto-Indo-European kem-.
home (English): "A dwelling."; One’s native land; the place or...
Definitions
- "A dwelling."; One’s native land; the place or...
Ancestry of “home”, step by step
home traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English home
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | home | Alternative form of hom; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Middle English | whom | (to) who, whom accusative or dative |
| 3 | Old English | hwām | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwammai | masculine/neuter dative of *hwaz |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |
via Middle English hoom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hoom | Alternative form of hom |
via Middle English ham
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ham | Alternative form of hem; Alternative form of hom;... |