Where does “heimsmethafi” come from?

heimsmethafi (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.

heimsmethafi (Icelandic): world record holder

Definitions

  1. world record holder

Ancestry of “heimsmethafi”, step by step

heimsmethafi 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 methafi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmethafirecord holder
2Icelandicmetrecord
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haimaz →