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Where does “hame-made” come from?

hame-made (Scots) comes from Scots hame, from Middle English ham, 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.

hame-made (Scots): homemade, rustic

Definitions

  1. homemade, rustic

Ancestry of “hame-made”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotshamehome; at home
2Middle EnglishhamAlternative form of hem; Alternative form of hom;...
3Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
4Proto-West Germanichaimhome
5Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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