English
hambone
From ham + bone.
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
Proto-Germanic *bainaz ‘straight’
Proto-Germanic *bainą ‘bone, leg’
Proto-West Germanic *bain ‘bone’
Old English bān ‘bone’
Middle English bon ‘bone’
English bone
Today it means
noun The bone at the center of a ham
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hambone