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“home”

12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 5 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from fantasy races outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, German, has 2.

German


Real world

Hein initial · heim final

  • Heinmer

    Hein home + mer renowned

    home renowned

  • Heinmar

    Hein home + mar famous

    home famous

  • Heinhad

    Hein home + had combat

    home combat

  • Eichheim

    Eich oak + heim home

    oak home

  • Westheim

    West west + heim home

    west home

  • Sandheim

    Sand sand + heim home

    sand home

Knight


People

Aim initial · Amer initial

  • Aimouin

    Aim home + ouin friend

    home friend

  • Aimaud

    Aim home + aud rule

    home rule

  • Aimher

    Aim home + her army

    home army

  • Amerier

    Amer home + ier army

    home army

  • Ameraume

    Amer home + aume helmet

    home helmet

  • Amergis

    Amer home + gis pledge

    home pledge

D&D


Tabletop

heim final

  • Darheim

    Dar oak + heim home

    oak home

  • Ornheim

    Orn eagle + heim home

    eagle home

  • Eldheim

    Eld elder + heim home

    elder home

Dwarf


Fantasy races

heim final

  • Gimheim

    Gim gem + heim home

    gem home

  • Durheim

    Dur enduring + heim home

    enduring home

  • Fenheim

    Fen iron + heim home

    iron home

Elf


Fantasy races

Amar initial

  • Amarfal

    Amar home + fal cliff

    home cliff

  • Amardel

    Amar home + del glade

    home glade

  • Amarthen

    Amar home + then true

    home true

French


Real world

Aim initial

  • Aimault

    Aim home + ault rule

    home rule

  • Aimger

    Aim home + ger spear

    home spear

  • Aimolf

    Aim home + olf wolf

    home wolf

Giant


Creatures

heim final

  • Quartzilheim

    Quartzil quartz + heim home

    quartz home

  • Aevalheim

    Aeval deep time + heim home

    deep time home

  • Rigvaldheim

    Rigvald ridge + heim home

    ridge home

Halfling


Fantasy races

ham final

  • Nimham

    Nim nimble + ham home

    nimble home

  • Burham

    Bur prickle + ham home

    prickle home

  • Rueham

    Rue bitter herb + ham home

    bitter herb home

Kingdom


Objects

heim final

  • Belheim

    Bel bright + heim home

    bright home

  • Cairheim

    Cair stone + heim home

    stone home

  • Rhunheim

    Rhun mystery + heim home

    mystery home

Vampire


Creatures

heim final

  • Zarheim

    Zar dawn + heim home

    dawn-home

  • Gromheim

    Grom thunder + heim home

    thunder-home

  • Dragheim

    Drag precious + heim home

    precious-home

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “home”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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