Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “hāmlēas” come from?

hāmlēas (Old 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.

hāmlēas (Old English): homeless

Definitions

  1. homeless

Ancestry of “hāmlēas”, 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 “hāmlēas”

  • homeless
  • homelessness
  • nonhomeless
  • homelessly
  • antihomeless
  • antihomelessness
  • hamles
  • homles
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →