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
- A person from one's homeland
Ancestry of “homelander”, step by step
homelander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homeland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homeland | The country that one regards as home; One's... |
| 2 | English | Home | A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go... |
| 3 | Middle English | hōm | home, residence, dwelling |
| 4 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |