Where does “hammie” come from?

hammie (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.

Ancestry of “hammie”, step by step

hammie traces back through 3 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 hamster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhamsterAny of various Old-World rodent species belonging...
2Germanhamstersingular imperative of hamstern
3Middle High Germanhamsterhamster
4Old High Germanhamustrohamster
5Old East Slavicхомѣсторъhamster
6Proto-Slavic*xoměstorъhamster

via English ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishieAlternative form of i.e
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →