Where does “alihejmulo” come from?
alihejmulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto hejmo, from Yiddish היים, from Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, 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.
alihejmulo (Esperanto): stranger
Definitions
- stranger
Ancestry of “alihejmulo”, step by step
alihejmulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto hejmo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | hejmo | home |
| 2 | Yiddish | היים | home |
| 3 | Middle High German | heim | home, house |
| 4 | Old High German | heim | village, home; home; dwelling, house |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Esperanto alia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | alia | other, another |
| 2 | Latin | alia | nominative plural of ālium; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | alium | garlic, onion; accusative masculine singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aljos | another |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |