heem

From Middle Dutch hêem, from Old Dutch hēm, from Proto-West Germanic *haim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

• IPA^(key): /ɦeːm/

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• Rhymes: -eːm

heem n (plural hemen, diminutive heempje n)

1. house, home
2. (domestic/ farm-)yard

• heim

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

From Old High German heim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German heim, English home, Dutch heem.

• IPA^(key): /heːm/
  • Rhymes: -eːm
  • Homophone: Heem

heem

1. home

   Ech kommen um Dënschdeg de Moien heem.

   I'm coming home on Tuesday morning.

• doheem
• Heem

From Old Dutch hēm

hêem n

1. home place

• heim

• Dutch: heem, heim (possibly from German), -em, -hem, -gem (in placenames)
  • Afrikaans: heim
• Limburgish: heim

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “heem”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Compare German heim, English home.

heem

1. home

   Ich geh heem.

   I'm going home.