Etymology

hometown

H4O1M3E1T1O1W4N1

Today it means: An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence. Full definition →

English town ← Middle English toun ← Old English tūn
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The story

  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. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*duh₂-nós?
  14. Proto-Celtic*dūnom
  15. Proto-Germanic*tūną
  16. Proto-West Germanic*tūn
  17. Old Englishtūn
  18. Middle Englishtoun
  19. Englishtown
  20. English todayhometown

From home + town.

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