Where does “ham” come from?

ham (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hamme, from Old Dutch *hama, from Proto-Germanic hammō, from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m — leg.

ham (Dutch): ham

Definitions

  1. ham

Ancestry of “ham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhamme—
2Old Dutch*hama—
3Proto-Germanichammōshinbone; the hollow of the knee; ham
4Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg

Words derived from “ham”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m →