Where does “ham barbecue” come from?

ham barbecue (English) comes from English Ham, from Middle English ham, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

ham barbecue (English): A sandwich made using chipped chopped ham in barbecue sauce

Definitions

  1. A sandwich made using chipped chopped ham in barbecue sauce

Ancestry of “ham barbecue”, step by step

ham barbecue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHamOS grid ref SX4657
2Middle EnglishhamAlternative form of hem; Alternative form of hom;...
3Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
4Proto-West Germanichaimhome
5Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via English barbecue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarbecueA fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically...
2Spanishbarbacoabarbecue; meats or a whole sheep slow cooked...
3TaínobarbakoaFramework of sticks, the raised wooden structure...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-