home
ADVERB:
1. to, toward, or at home:
to go home.
2. deep; to the heart:
The truth of the accusation struck home.
3. to the mark or point aimed at:
He drove the point home.
4. to or at home:
I'll be home tomorrow.
5. to or on the point.
6. to the fullest extent:
hammer the nail home.
7. to or at one's place of residence or home:
told the dog to go home; stayed home all day.
8. to a final, closed, or ultimate position:
drive a nail home.
9. to a vital sensitive core:
the truth struck home.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English hom, Old English hām (noun and adv.); cognate with Dutch heim, Old Norse heimr, Danish hjem, Swedish hem, German Heim home, Gothic haims village; akin to haunt. Dictionary 2: Old English hām; related to Old Norse heimr, Gothic haims, Old High German heim, Dutch heem, Greek kōmi village. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use: Noun: before the 12th century. Adverb: before the 12th century. Adjective: 13th century. Verb: 1802. History and Etymology: Noun, Adverb, Adjective, and Verb: Middle English hom, from Old English hām village, home; akin to Old High German heim home, Lithuanian šeima family, servants, Sanskrit kṣema habitable, kṣeti he dwells, Greek ktizein to inhabit. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
1. to, toward, or at home:
to go home.
2. deep; to the heart:
The truth of the accusation struck home.
3. to the mark or point aimed at:
He drove the point home.
4. to or at home:
I'll be home tomorrow.
5. to or on the point.
6. to the fullest extent:
hammer the nail home.
7. to or at one's place of residence or home:
told the dog to go home; stayed home all day.
8. to a final, closed, or ultimate position:
drive a nail home.
9. to a vital sensitive core:
the truth struck home.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English hom, Old English hām (noun and adv.); cognate with Dutch heim, Old Norse heimr, Danish hjem, Swedish hem, German Heim home, Gothic haims village; akin to haunt. Dictionary 2: Old English hām; related to Old Norse heimr, Gothic haims, Old High German heim, Dutch heem, Greek kōmi village. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use: Noun: before the 12th century. Adverb: before the 12th century. Adjective: 13th century. Verb: 1802. History and Etymology: Noun, Adverb, Adjective, and Verb: Middle English hom, from Old English hām village, home; akin to Old High German heim home, Lithuanian šeima family, servants, Sanskrit kṣema habitable, kṣeti he dwells, Greek ktizein to inhabit. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.