"-ham" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [English]

IPA: /əm/ [UK] (note: always unstressed), /həm/ [UK], /ˌhæm/ [US] (note: with secondary stress), /həm/ [US, unstressed], /əm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q7979-Soundguys--ham.wav
Etymology: From the convergence of two elements: * Middle English -ham, -hame, from Old English hām (“home, farm, estate”), from Proto-West Germanic *haim. Cognate with German -heim and Dutch -hem, and doublet of home. * Middle English -hamme, from Old English hamm (“enclosure”, often specifically “land enclosed by a river”), from the root of Proto-West Germanic *hammjan (“to pinch, to hem, to enclose”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-ham}} Middle English -ham, {{inh|en|ang|hām||home, farm, estate}} Old English hām (“home, farm, estate”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*haim}} Proto-West Germanic *haim, {{cog|de|-heim}} German -heim, {{cog|nl|-hem}} Dutch -hem, {{dbt|en|home|nocap=1}} doublet of home, {{inh|en|enm|-hamme}} Middle English -hamme, {{inh|en|ang|hamm||enclosure”, often specifically “land enclosed by a river}} Old English hamm (“enclosure”, often specifically “land enclosed by a river”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hammjan||to pinch, to hem, to enclose}} Proto-West Germanic *hammjan (“to pinch, to hem, to enclose”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ham, {{en-suffix}} -ham
  1. Place-name suffix, variously indicating a settlement, farm or enclosure. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -hampton, -hamsted, -hamstead, -hampstead (english: compare also homestead)
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