Etymograph

English

ham band

ham + band; ham being a pejorative slang term used by professional operators refer to amateurs (e.g.

A compound of ham + band

Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m ‘leg’

Proto-Germanic *hamō

Proto-West Germanic *hammu

Old English hamm ‘inner or hind part of the knee, ham’

Middle English hamme ‘the back or inside of the knee’

English ham

Old Occitan banda ‘regiment of troops’

Old French bande

Middle English band

English band

The story

"ham-fisted"); band from radio band.

Today it means

noun A specific range of radio frequencies legally allocated by international and national governments for licensed amateur radio operators to communication; see ham radio.

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