Words that come from Proto-Germanic “hammō”

103 words across 19 languages descend from Proto-Germanic hammō — including Birmingham, ham, hamstring, hame, Altham, hammy, hambone, heam.

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English (69)

Scots (11)

Old English (4)

Dutch (2)

Cebuano (2)

Middle English (2)

Polish (1)

Welsh (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Japanese (1)

Korean (1)

Chinese (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Hindi (1)

Thai (1)

Old High German (1)

Middle High German (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

British English (1)