Where does “heimelik” come from?

heimelik (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *hēmlīk, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Ancestry of “heimelik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*hēmlīk—
2Proto-West Germanic*haimalīkhomely, homey, domestic
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 “heimelik”

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