Middle English word hamlet comes from Frankish *haim (Home. Village.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*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) |