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Where does “hame” come from?

hame (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hamo, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

hame (Middle Dutch): horse collar, harness; fishnet; horse collar,...

Definitions

  1. horse collar, harness; fishnet; horse collar,...

Ancestry of “hame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhamo—
2Proto-Germanichamō—
3Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
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