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Where does “homelander” come from?

homelander (English) comes from English homeland, 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.

homelander (English): A person from one's homeland

Definitions

  1. A person from one's homeland

Ancestry of “homelander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomelandThe country that one regards as home; One's...
2EnglishHomeA key that when pressed causes the cursor to go...
3Middle Englishhōm—
4Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
5Proto-West Germanichaimhome
6Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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