Home etymology

Italian

Italian word home comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos, Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱam-, Proto-Germanic *hamō-, and later Old English ham ((anatomy) ham, inner knee.)

Etymology of home

Detailed word origin of home

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European (ine) village, home
*ḱe- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*ḱam- Proto-Indo-European (ine) cover, shroud, clothes, cover, clothes , part of a harness
*hamō- Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*hamô Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Cover, skin Clothes, skirt, fishnet. Harness, collar for a horse.
ham Old English (ang) (anatomy) ham, inner knee.
*haimaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Home. House. Village.
hama Old English (ang)
hām Old English (ang)
ham Old English (ang) Home, house. Property, estate, farm. Village; community.
hoom Middle English (enm) Home.
home English (en) Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.. Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. (Internet) The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.. (US, slang) Shortened form of homeboy.. (baseball) Home plate.. (board games) The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.. (by extension) The grave; the final rest; [...]
home Italian (it) (computing) home (initial position of various computing objects).

Words with the same origin as home

Descendants of *ḱe-

oggi

Descendants of *ḱam-

camicia