English

homeseeker

From home + seeker.

A compound of home + seeker

Proto-Germanic *haimaz ‘home, village’

Proto-West Germanic *haim ‘home’

Old English hām ‘home’

Middle English hom ‘home’

English home

Proto-Germanic *sōkārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *sōkārī

Old English *sēċare

Middle English sekar

Today it means

noun A person seeking to purchase or establish a home to live in.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / homeseeker