Where does “multihoming” come from?
multihoming (English) comes from English homing, 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 — The primary interrogative root.
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Ancestry of “multihoming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | homing | present participle of home |
| 2 | English | home | "A dwelling."; One’s native land; the place or... |
| 3 | Middle English | home | Alternative form of hom; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Middle English | whom | — |
| 5 | Old English | hwām | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwammai | masculine/neuter dative of *hwaz |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |