Where does “ham” come from?

ham (Old French) comes from Frankish haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

ham (Old French): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “ham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhaimvillage, home; home, village, hamlet; home,...
2Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “ham”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haimaz →