Where does “hejmo” come from?

hejmo (Esperanto) comes 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.

hejmo (Esperanto): home

Definitions

  1. home

Ancestry of “hejmo”, step by step

hejmo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish היים

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהייםhome
2Middle High Germanheimhome, house
3Old High Germanheimvillage, home; home; dwelling, house
4Proto-West Germanichaimhome
5Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via German Heim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeimhome; hostel; asylum

Words derived from “hejmo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haimaz →