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- Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóymos
- Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
- Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
- Proto-Indo-European*tḱóymos
- Proto-Germanic*haimaz
- Proto-West Germanic*haim
- Old Englishhām
- Middle Englishhom
- Englishhome
- Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*duh₂-nós?
- Proto-Celtic*dūnom
- Proto-Germanic*tūną
- Proto-West Germanic*tūn
- Old Englishtūn
- Middle Englishtoun
- Englishtown
- Englishhometown
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰā-
- Proto-Germanic*bō-
- Proto-West Germanic*bōjō
- Old English*bōia
- Middle Englishboye
- Englishboy
- English todayhomeboy
Blend of hometown + boy. 20th-century African-American urban slang. Originated from travelers to metropolitan areas derived from American English as a blend of hometown + boy. However, modern use is mostly by African-Americans and Latinos in the United States.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.