Where does “hame” come from?
Hame derives from English haulm, which comes from Old English hām, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ḱel-, a root meaning to conceal or cover.
hame (English): A covering, skin, membrane; Part of the harness...
Definitions
- A covering, skin, membrane; Part of the harness...
Ancestry of “hame”, step by step
hame traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English haum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | haum | Alternative form of haulm |
| 2 | English | haulm | The stems of various cultivated plants, left... |
| 3 | Middle English | halm | Alternative form of helm; The stalks remaining... |
| 4 | Old English | healm | the stalk of a plant or grass; straw; hay;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
via Middle English hame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hame | hame; integument; slough |
| 2 | Old English | hama | covering, dress, garment |
| 3 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Finnish Häme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Häme | Tavastia, Tavastland |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hämä | A person living in or originating from the area... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źemē | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰðʰem- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |