Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚺᚨᛁᛗᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”). See further there.

Noun

*ᚺᚨᛁᛗᚨᛉ (*haimaʀ) m

1. home, world

Usage notes

• The exact sense this word had in Proto-Norse is unclear.

Derived terms

• *ᚺᚨᛁᛗᚨᚾᚨ (*haimana, “from home”)

Descendants

• Old Norse: heimr, haimr; hæimr
  • Icelandic: heimur m, heim n
  • Faroese: heimur m, heim n
  • Norn: hem
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heim m
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: heim m
  • Elfdalian: iem
  • Old Swedish: hēmber m, hēm n
    • Swedish: hem n
      • Finnish: hima
  • Old Danish: hēm, hiem
    • Danish: hjem n
      • Norwegian Bokmål: hjem n
  • Old Gutnish: haimr
    • Gutnish: haim