Where does “home” come from?
home (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic homeh, from Proto-Germanic swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...
home (Finnish): mildew, mold
Definitions
- mildew, mold
Ancestry of “home”, step by step
home traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Finnic homeh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | homeh | mildew, mold |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swammaz | sponge; fungus, mushroom; swamp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swombʰ- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;... |
via Proto-Germanic *swammaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *swammaz | — |