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Where does “homard” come from?

homard (Middle English) comes from Middle English homward, from Old English hāmweard, from Old English hām, 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.

homard (Middle English): Alternative form of homward

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of homward

Ancestry of “homard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhomwardhomeward; To the town or nation a person...
2Old Englishhāmweard—
3Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
4Proto-West Germanichaimhome
5Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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