Where does “HAMLET” come from?

Hamlet comes from Latin Amlethus, a name of unknown origin and meaning that entered English through literary tradition.

HAMLET (English): A protein complex of alpha-lactalbumin and oleic...

Definitions

  1. A protein complex of alpha-lactalbumin and oleic...

Ancestry of “HAMLET”, step by step

HAMLET traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English hamlet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhamlet—
2Old Frenchhamelethamlet
3Old Frenchhamelhamlet
4Old Frenchhamvillage
5Frankishhaimvillage, home; home, village, hamlet; home,...
6Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Latin Amlethus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAmlethus—

Words derived from “HAMLET”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haimaz →