| 1 | Old French | hamgart | — |
| 2 | Frankish | haimgard | fence around a group of houses; enclosure around... |
| 3 | Frankish | haim | village, home; home, village, hamlet; home,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |