Old Norse word heimr comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱei-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱoy-, and later Proto-Germanic *haimaz (Home. House. Village.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*ḱei- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*ḱoy- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*tḱóymos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*haimaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Home. House. Village. |
heimr | Old Norse (non) | (in particular) this world, the world of humans. A home, abode. A land, world. A village, ham (especially in placenames). |