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Where does “*hama” come from?
*hama (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic hammō, from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m — leg.
Ancestry of “*hama”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
hammō
shinbone; the hollow of the knee; ham
2
Proto-Indo-European
kónh₂m
leg
Words derived from “*hama”
Ham
hamstring
Hamitic
hammy
Hamite
hambone
hamlike
hamfisted
hamminess
hamfat
hamfistedly
hamshackle
hammily
hamfest
hamme
ham
Diermen
ameti
inham
Brunssum
Wittem
ham-fisted
hambeast
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