Where does “homing” come from?
Homing derives from English home, from Middle English home, from Old English hām, from Proto-Indo-European kem-, meaning to lie or rest.
homing (English): present participle of home
Definitions
- present participle of home
Ancestry of “homing”, step by step
| 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 |