Where does “hēm” come from?

hēm (Old Dutch) comes 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.

hēm (Old Dutch): home, place

Definitions

  1. home, place

Ancestry of “hēm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hēm”

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