Where does “hem” come from?
hem (Swedish) comes from Swedish tenta, from Swedish tentamen, from Latin tentamen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
hem (Swedish): home; to one's home; a home; one's dwelling...
Definitions
- home; to one's home; a home; one's dwelling...
Ancestry of “hem”, step by step
hem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tenta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tenta | exam, examination; to take an exam |
| 2 | Swedish | tentamen | an examination |
| 3 | Latin | tentamen | an attempt; a literary attempt: an essay |
| 4 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |
via Old Norse heim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | heim | home, homewards; accusative singular indefinite... |
| 2 | Old Norse | heimr | realm, region within walking distance to a þing... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |