Etymograph

English

homeset

From home + set.

A compound of home + set

Proto-Germanic *haimaz ‘home, village’

Proto-West Germanic *haim ‘home’

Old English hām ‘home’

Middle English hom ‘home’

English home

Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’

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Proto-Germanic *satjaną ‘to set’

Proto-West Germanic *sattjan ‘to set’

Old English settan ‘to set’

Middle English setten ‘to seat’

English set

Today it means

noun The type used as a standard by a specific publisher.

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

Etymograph / homeset