Where does “homemade” come from?
Homemade derives from home, from Old English hām, from Proto-Indo-European kem- meaning village or home.
homemade (English): Made at home; Made by oneself; In a simple style...
Definitions
- Made at home; Made by oneself; In a simple style...
Ancestry of “homemade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | made | A grub or maggot; simple past tense and past... |
| 2 | Middle English | made | Alternative form of madde; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | macode | — |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | — |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
Words derived from “homemade”