An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Heimat

by Friedrich Kluge

Heimat, f., from the equiv. MidHG. heimôt, heimuot, heimuote, f. and n., OHG. heimuoti, heimôti, n, ‘native place’; a derivative of Heim. Goth. *haimôdi is wanting (haimôþli, ‘native land or fields,’ is used instead, OHG. heimuodili). Respecting -ôdi as a suffix, see Armut, Einöde.