Where does “Heimat” come from?

Heimat (German) comes from Middle High German heimuote, from Old High German heimōti, from Proto-West Germanic haimōdi, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Heimat (German): home; homeland; home; homeland; place where...

Definitions

  1. home; homeland; home; homeland; place where...

Ancestry of “Heimat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanheimuote—
2Old High Germanheimōti—
3Proto-West Germanichaimōdihomeland
4Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “Heimat”

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