Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

urheimat

Noun

/ʊrˈhaɪmɑːt/

Definition

A term that refers to the original homeland or the place of origin of a particular group of people or a linguistic community.

Examples

The researchers traced the urheimat of the Indo-European languages to a region in Eurasia.
Many anthropologists study the urheimat of ancient civilizations to better understand their development.
For the Celtic tribes, their urheimat is believed to be in the areas of present-day France and the British Isles.

Meaning

Urheimat is derived from German and is often used in historical and linguistic contexts to describe the ancestral homeland of linguistic or ethnic groups.