mid-13c., homward "towards home," from Old English ham weard; see home (n.) + -ward. Also Homewards, with adverbial genitive -s (Old English hamweardes). Homeward-bound is from c. 1600, originally of ships.
fought his way homeward through the deep snow
homeward-bound commuters
in a homeward direction
homesick
homesickness
homespun
homestead
hometown
homeward
homework
homey
homicidal
homicide
homie
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