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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic *haim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home, village”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”).
Compare German Heim. Cognate to Dutch heem and English home.
Pronunciation
Noun
היים • (heym) f, plural היימען (heymen)
- home
- אין דער היים ― in der heym ― at home
Derived terms
- אַהיים (aheym, “homeward”)
- היימיש (heymish, “domestic; cozy; familiar, intimate; informal”)