Urheimaten

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A form of urheimat — The original homeland of an ethnic group, particularly the speakers of a proto-language; the cradleland.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Urheimat

    A typical recent statement concerning Urheimaten is by Hans-Joachim Diesner...

    2006, Thomas F.X. Noble, From Roman Provinces to Medieval Kingdoms
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    Given that the spread of Slavic can be derived directly from secondary Urheimaten without the compact primordial Urheimat, we don't absolutely have to refer to an Urheimat to discuss Slavic spread.

    1992, Balthasar Bickel et al., Language Typology and Historical Contingency: In honor of Johanna Nichols

    The evidence usually cited in favor of this is the proximity of the proposed Urheimaten for both of them, ...

    2009, Carlos Quiles, A Grammar of Modern Indo-European, Second Edition
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