English
hamble
Hamble comes from Old English hamelian ‘to hamstring, mutilate’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kem-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kem-‘mutilated, hornless’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hamalōną‘to mutilate’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hamalōn‘to mutilate’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hamelian‘to hamstring, mutilate’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hamlen
- Englishtodayhamble
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kem-‘mutilated, hornless’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hamalōną‘to mutilate’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hamalōn‘to mutilate’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hamelian‘to hamstring, mutilate’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hamlen
- Englishtodayhamble
Linked words
through Old English hamelian ‘to hamstring, mutilate’
Today it means
verb To mutilate; hamstring; cut away.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kem- / hamble