Where does “Heimfahrt” come from?

Heimfahrt (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.

Heimfahrt (German): journey home

Definitions

  1. journey home

Ancestry of “Heimfahrt”, step by step

Heimfahrt 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 fahrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfahrtinflection of fahren: ## second-person plural...
2Middle High Germanfart
3Old High Germanvarttrip; ride
4Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
5Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-