Where does “heimamál” come from?
heimamál (Faroese) comes from Faroese heim, from Old Norse heim, from Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
heimamál (Faroese): mother tongue, village language; 10 skeppur
Definitions
- mother tongue, village language; 10 skeppur
Ancestry of “heimamál”, step by step
heimamál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese heim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | heim | home; hostel; asylum |
| 2 | Old Norse | heim | home, homewards; accusative singular indefinite... |
| 3 | Old Norse | heimr | realm, region within walking distance to a þing... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Faroese mál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | mál | language; speech; talk |
| 2 | Old Norse | mál | language; speech; matter, affair |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |