Where does “homeseeker” come from?

homeseeker (English) comes 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.

homeseeker (English): A person seeking to purchase or establish a home to live in

Definitions

  1. A person seeking to purchase or establish a home to live in

Ancestry of “homeseeker”, step by step

homeseeker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Home

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHomeA key that when pressed causes the cursor to go...
2Middle Englishhōmhome, residence, dwelling
3Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
4Proto-West Germanichaimhome
5Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via English seeker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseekerOne who seeks; Especially, a religious seeker: a...
2Middle Englishsekar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-