Where does “hejmveo” come from?
hejmveo (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.
hejmveo (Esperanto): homesickness
Definitions
- homesickness
Ancestry of “hejmveo”, step by step
hejmveo 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 veo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | veo | wail, howl |
| 2 | Esperanto | -o | Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ó | A suffix indicating the third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | Aramaicus | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραμαϊκός | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 6 | Aramaic | ܐܪܡܝܐ | Aramean; gentile |
| 7 | Aramaic | ארמיא | Aramaean |
| 8 | Aramaic | ארם | Aram (son of Shem) |