An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Heimchen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2518753An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — HeimchenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Heimchen, neuter, ‘cricket,’ diminutive of Heime, m, and feminine, from Middle High German heime, Old High German heimo, masculine, ‘cricket’; Anglo-Saxon hâma, ‘cricket’; a derivative of Heim, hence literally ‘inmate’ (a pet term?).