Where does “Billigheimer” come from?

Billigheimer (German) comes from German Heim, 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.

Billigheimer (German): cheapjack

Definitions

  1. cheapjack

Ancestry of “Billigheimer”, step by step

Billigheimer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Heim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeimhome; hostel; asylum
2Middle High Germanheimhome, house
3Old High Germanheimvillage, home; home; dwelling, house
4Proto-West Germanichaimhome
5Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via German billig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbilligappropriate, meet, fair; cheap
2Middle High Germanbillich
3Old High Germanbillīhappropriate
4Proto-Germanic*bil(i)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-