Where does “heimskaut” come from?

heimskaut (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic heimur, from Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

heimskaut (Icelandic): pole

Definitions

  1. pole

Ancestry of “heimskaut”, step by step

heimskaut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic heimur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheimurworld
2Old Norseheimrrealm, region within walking distance to a þing...
3Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Icelandic skaut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskautlap; headdress, hood; electrode
2Old Norseskautcorner of a cloth, of a sail; corner of a square...
3Proto-Germanicskautazcorner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “heimskaut”

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