Where does “hõim” come from?
hõim (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic haimo, from Old High German -o, from Proto-West Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
hõim (Estonian): tribe
Definitions
- tribe
Ancestry of “hõim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | haimo | tribe; family; kindred, relatives |
| 2 | Old High German | -o | Forms adverbs from adjectives; used to form... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -ō | Creates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |