English
hamfat
From ham + fat.
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-West Germanic *fait
Proto-West Germanic *faitijan ‘to make fat’
Proto-West Germanic *faitid ‘fatted’
Old English fǣtt ‘fatted’
Middle English fat ‘fattened’
English fat
Today it means
noun A black person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hamfat