English

hambeast

From ham + beast.

A compound of ham + beast

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 French beste ‘beast, animal’

Middle English beeste

English beast

Today it means

noun An obese person.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hambeast