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Heimat

Meaning

  1. (feminine) home, home town, homeland, native land
  2. (feminine, figuratively) home; homeland; place where something originated or where it is deep-rooted

Concepts

one’s old home

native place

one’s native land

birth-place

one’s own country

best place

one’s origins

one’s upbringing

one’s past

historic village

gathering spot

one’s native place

one’s hometown

My Sweet Little Village

Heimat

old village

one’s homeland

producing area

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

haimed

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaɪ̯ma(ː)t/
Etymology

In summary

First attested in the 11th century. From Middle High German heimuote, heimüete, from Old High German heimōti, heimuoti, from Proto-West Germanic *haimōdī (“homeland”). Compare Bavarian Hoamat, Silesian East Central German Heemte.

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