Where does “hoom” come from?

hoom (Middle English) comes 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.

hoom (Middle English): Alternative form of hom

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hom

Ancestry of “hoom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
2Proto-West Germanichaimhome
3Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hoom

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-
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