Hämmchen

German (Berlin)

/ˈhɛmçən/

noun

Definitions

(regional) pork knuckle

Etymology

Suffix from German Hamme (ham, hind part of the knee, meat from the hindquarters) derived from Central Franconian Hämmche derived from Middle High German hamme derived from Old High German hamma (curved limb, bent limb, thigh, shank) derived from Proto-Germanic *hammō (shinbone, the hollow of the knee, ham).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hammō

Gloss

shinbone, the hollow of the knee, ham

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Hamme German
*kónh₂m Proto-Indo-European
*hammō Proto-Germanic
ham Old English
hamm Old English
hǫm Old Norse
hamme Middle Dutch
hamma Old High German
hamme Middle High German
Ham Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
Hamme Alemannic German
Hämmche Central Franconian

Hamme