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
homemade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English made
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
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 |