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

Descendants

  • Old Norse: heimr, haimr — Old Gutnish, 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
    • Old Danish: hēm, hiem
      • Danish: hjem n
        • Norwegian Bokmål: hjem n
    • Old Gutnish: haimr
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