Etymology of the English word hamstring
the English word
hamstringderived from the English word
hamderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*kham-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tkei-derived from the English word
stringderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*strangizDate
The earliest known usage of hamstring in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
hamstringing,
hamstrungUsage
Word found in Modern English
