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English word ham comes from Proto-Indo-European *kanam-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱoy-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱei-, and later Proto-Germanic *hammō (Ham. Shinbone. The hollow of the knee.)
*kanam- (Proto-Indo-European)
*ḱoy- (Proto-Indo-European)
*ḱei- (Proto-Indo-European)
to lie with, store, be familiar, be located; camp, settlement; friendly; from the same home
*hammō (Proto-Germanic)
Ham. Shinbone. The hollow of the knee.
*tḱóymos (Proto-Indo-European)
hamm (Old English)
Enclosure; pasture, meadow.
*haimaz (Proto-Germanic)
Home. House. Village.
ham (Old English)
(anatomy) ham, inner knee Home, house. Property, estate, farm. Village; community Enclosure, especially an enclosed pasture or dwelling.
hamme (Middle English)
ham (English)
(countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.. (internet, informal, uncommon) Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.. (uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.. (anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.. The back of the thigh.