Where does “hejmlingvo” come from?
hejmlingvo (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.
hejmlingvo (Esperanto): home language
Definitions
- home language
Ancestry of “hejmlingvo”, step by step
hejmlingvo 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 lingvo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lingvo | language |
| 2 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 3 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |