Etymology

homegrown

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Today it means: Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous. Full definition →

First used 1640sEnglish grown ← Middle English hom ← Old English hām
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóymos
  3. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  5. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tḱóymos
  7. Proto-Germanic*haimaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*haim
  9. Old Englishhām
  10. Middle Englishhom
  11. Englishhome
  12. Englishgrown
  13. English todayhomegrown

From home + grown.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1640s Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous.
  • from 1730s Produced or coming from one's own country or a particular place; local; native; self-produced.

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