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
Ancestry of “hame-made”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scots | hame | home; at home |
| 2 | Middle English | ham | Alternative form of hem; Alternative form of hom;... |
| 3 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |