Where does “*haim” come from?

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

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 →
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