Where does “*hēmlīk” come from?

*hēmlīk (Old Saxon) comes 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 “*hēmlīk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*haimalīkhomely, homey, domestic
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 “*hēmlīk”

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