ham

Afrikaans

/ɦam/

noun
Definitions
  • ham cured pork from the thigh of a swine

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish ham (ham, inlet, spit) inherited from Middle Dutch hamme inherited from Proto-Germanic *hammō (shinbone, the hollow of the knee, ham) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (leg).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kónh₂m

Gloss

leg

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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