Hame
/heɪm/noun
A Scottish form of “home,” or a curved part of a horse’s collar to which the traces are attached.
Did you know?The Scottish word hame preserves an old Germanic form related to English home, while the harness sense developed separately and has an uncertain origin.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*haimō
“A dwelling, homestead, or settled community”
Old English
Old English
hām
“A home, residence, or village”
Middle English
Middle English
ham / hom
“A home or settlement”
14th–15th Century
Scots
hame
“Home; one’s dwelling place or native country”
Modern English
Scots English
hame
“Home, especially in Scottish usage; also a harness component in a separate word of uncertain origin”