heimr

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Old Norse word heimr comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱei-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱoy-, and later Proto-Germanic *haimaz (Home. House. Village.)

*ḱei- (Proto-Indo-European)

*ḱoy- (Proto-Indo-European)

*tḱóymos (Proto-Indo-European)

*haimaz (Proto-Germanic)

Home. House. Village.

heimr (Old Norse)

(in particular) this world, the world of humans. A home, abode. A land, world. A village, ham (especially in placenames).

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