homer

homer · noun¹

From Hebrew חומר / חֹמֶר (khómer, “clay, heap, large unit of volume”).

homer · noun, verb²

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. English todayhomer

From home + -er.

Homer · proper noun, noun³

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὍμηρος
2. Latin · derived fromHomērus
3. English todayHomer

From Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).

Homer · proper noun⁴

1. Middle English · inherited from[Term?]
2. English todayHomer

From Middle English [Term?], an occupational name for a helmet maker, or a variant of Holme.