hamlet etymology

Middle English word hamlet comes from Frankish *haim (Home. Village.)

Detailed word origin of hamlet

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*haim Frankish (frk) Home. Village.
ham Old French (fro) Village.
hamel Old French (fro)
hamelet Old French (fro) Hamlet (small settlement).
hamlet Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as hamlet

Descendants of *haim
hamel