Etymograph

English

heam

Heam comes from English hame ‘membrane’.

  1. English1500–presenthame‘membrane’
  2. Englishtodayheam

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presenthame‘membrane’
  2. Englishtodayheam

Today it means

noun The amniotic sac; afterbirth or secundus of an animal.

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

Etymograph / English hame / heam