heimr

Old Norse

/ˈhɛimr̩/

noun
Definitions
  • realm, region within walking distance to a þing parliament, land
  • world
  • a village, ham especially in placenames
  • a home, abode, = heima (not to be confused with heimr)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (home, village, house) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (village, home, of the home, belonging to the family, kin, homely).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱóymos

Gloss

village, home, of the home, belonging to the family, kin, homely

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

村

Emoji

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