Where does “homewares” come from?
homewares (English) comes from English home, from Middle English home, from Middle English whom, from Old English hwām, from Proto-Germanic hwammai, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
homewares (English): Furnishings for the home, such as furniture and...
Definitions
- Furnishings for the home, such as furniture and...
Ancestry of “homewares”, step by step
homewares traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English home
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | home | "A dwelling."; One’s native land; the place or... |
| 2 | Middle English | home | Alternative form of hom; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Middle English | whom | (to) who, whom accusative or dative |
| 4 | Old English | hwām | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwammai | masculine/neuter dative of *hwaz |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |
via English wares
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wares | plural of ware; API pl; Goods or services that... |
| 2 | English | ware | Aware; The state of being aware; heed; Goods or a... |
| 3 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |