Where does “heimalningur” come from?
heimalningur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic heima, from Old Norse heima, from Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
heimalningur (Icelandic): a rejected or orphaned lamb that is fed at the farmer's home, a bummer lamb, a bottle lamb
Definitions
- a rejected or orphaned lamb that is fed at the farmer's home, a bummer lamb, a bottle lamb
Ancestry of “heimalningur”, step by step
heimalningur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic heima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | heima | home, at home; inflection of heimur: ##... |
| 2 | Old Norse | heima | at home |
| 3 | Old Norse | heimr | realm, region within walking distance to a þing... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |