hoom etymology

Middle English word hoom comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoy-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱei-, Proto-Germanic *hamō-, and later Old English ham ((anatomy) ham, inner knee.)

Detailed word origin of hoom

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*ḱoy- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*ḱei- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*hamō- Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*tḱóymos Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
ham Old English (ang) (anatomy) ham, inner knee.
*haimaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Home. House. Village.
hām Old English (ang)
hoom Middle English (enm) Home.

Words with the same origin as hoom

Descendants of *ḱoy-
a civil eme halloo halow hamely hamme heer henne heonenen her-for here hewe hidir hire hiren hit hither hom homly homstal hoo hyo sche ȝho
Descendants of *ḱei-
eam eem ham hame hamlet hamstal hanten haunten hide home homli hoomly hude hyde