Where does “hamme” come from?

hamme (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *hama, from Proto-Germanic hammō, from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m — leg.

Ancestry of “hamme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*hama—
2Proto-Germanichammōshinbone; the hollow of the knee; ham
3Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg

Words derived from “hamme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m →