Etymograph

English

hamily

Blend of ham + family.

A blend of ham + family

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-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do, put, place’

Proto-Italic *fameliā ‘household’

Latin familia ‘household’

Middle English famylye

English family

Today it means

noun A family with many overweight or obese members.

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

Etymograph / hamily