Where does “Heimunterricht” come from?
Heimunterricht (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.
Ancestry of “Heimunterricht”, step by step
Heimunterricht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Heim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Heim | home; hostel; asylum |
| 2 | Middle High German | heim | home, house |
| 3 | Old High German | heim | village, home; home; dwelling, house |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via German Unterricht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Unterricht | lesson, class, instruction, education |
| 2 | German | unterrichten | to teach, to school; to inform |
| 3 | Middle High German | underrihten | — |