Etymology

homeward

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Today it means: Towards home. Full definition →

Middle English homward ← Old English hāmweard ← Proto-Germanic *haimawarda
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homeward · adverb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*haimawarda
  2. Old English · inherited fromhāmweard
  3. Middle English · inherited fromhomward
  4. English todayhomeward

From Middle English homward, from Old English hāmweard, from Proto-Germanic *haimawarda, equivalent to home + -ward. Cognate with Dutch heimwaarts, German heimwärts (“homeward”).

homeward · adjective2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromhomward
  2. English todayhomeward

From Middle English homward, from the adverb (see above).

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