Where does “homeland” come from?
Homeland derives from Middle English home, Old English land, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European kem-, meaning to cover or enclose, which developed to denote a place of dwelling.
homeland (English): The country that one regards as home; One's...
Definitions
- The country that one regards as home; One's...
Ancestry of “homeland”, step by step
homeland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Home
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Home | A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go... |
| 2 | Middle English | hōm | home, residence, dwelling |
| 3 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |