Where does “heom” come from?
heom (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic himaz, from Proto-Germanic hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
heom (Old English): Alternative form of him: him/it/them; them
Definitions
- Alternative form of him: him/it/them; them
Ancestry of “heom”, step by step
heom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic himaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | himaz | dative plural masculine/neuter of *hiz |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hiz | this |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Old English hie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hie | they; accusative of hēo: her |