Meaning

noun edible tuber of any of several yams

noun any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots

noun sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked

originAlternative form of hjem. Likely caused by influence from Old Norse heim (“home, homewards”), the accusative form of heimr (“abode, world, land”), from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. More at home.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0