Where does “ham” come from?

ham (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hamr, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

ham (Norwegian Bokmål): him; skin or slough

Definitions

  1. him; skin or slough

Ancestry of “ham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehamrskin, slough hleypa hǫmum ― to cast the slough;...
2Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “ham”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Old Norse hamr →
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