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Where does “fullam” come from?

fullam (English) comes from English Fulham, from Old English Fullanhām, from Old English hamm, from Proto-Germanic hammō, from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m — leg.

fullam (English): A false die; a die intentionally loaded, or...

Definitions

  1. A false die; a die intentionally loaded, or...

Ancestry of “fullam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFulham—
2Old EnglishFullanhām—
3Old Englishhammham, inner knee; enclosure, piece of enclosed...
4Proto-Germanichammōshinbone; the hollow of the knee; ham
5Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg
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