Where does “homebirth” come from?
homebirth (English) comes from English home, from Middle English home, from Middle English whom, from Old English hwām, from Proto-Germanic hwammai, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
homebirth (English): Childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a...
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- Childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a...
Ancestry of “homebirth”, step by step
homebirth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English home
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | home | "A dwelling."; One’s native land; the place or... |
| 2 | Middle English | home | Alternative form of hom; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Middle English | whom | (to) who, whom accusative or dative |
| 4 | Old English | hwām | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwammai | masculine/neuter dative of *hwaz |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |