Where does “hjemmebane” come from?
hjemmebane (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish bane, from Middle Low German bāne, from Old Saxon bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
hjemmebane (Norwegian Bokmål): home ground, home field; home ground
Definitions
- home ground, home field; home ground
Ancestry of “hjemmebane”, step by step
hjemmebane traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bane | bane, person/thing/event that kills someone or... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bāne | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bana | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål hjemme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hjemme | at home |
| 2 | Danish | hjemme | at home, home |
| 3 | Old Danish | hemæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | heima | at home |
| 5 | Old Norse | heimr | realm, region within walking distance to a þing... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Norwegian Bokmål bane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bane | a trajectory; a railway line; a sports field |