Where does “haim” come from?

haim (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

haim (Frankish): village, home; home, village, hamlet; home,...

Definitions

  1. village, home; home, village, hamlet; home,...

Ancestry of “haim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “haim”

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