English
Homme
Homme comes from Norwegian Homme, from Old Norse hvammr ‘small valley’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwammaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hwammazreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350hvammr‘small valley’
- NorwegianmodernHomme
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hwammazreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350hvammr‘small valley’
- NorwegianmodernHomme
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *hwammaz
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hwammaz / Homme