Where does “homecomer” come from?

homecomer (English) comes from English Home, from Middle English hōm, from Old English hām, 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.

homecomer (English): One who returns home from another place

Definitions

  1. One who returns home from another place

Ancestry of “homecomer”, step by step

homecomer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Home

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHomeA key that when pressed causes the cursor to go...
2Middle Englishhōmhome, residence, dwelling
3Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
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 English comer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomerOne in a race who is catching up to others and...
2Middle Englishcomere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-