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Where does “האם” come from?

האם (Hebrew) 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.

האם (Hebrew): Interrogative particle: starts a yes-or-no...

Definitions

  1. Interrogative particle: starts a yes-or-no...

Ancestry of “האם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHam—
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
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