Etymology

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Today it means: A Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, in Antwerp 36½, and in Hamburg 38¼. Full definition →

First used first attested around 1350 to 1470Dutch aam ← Latin ama ← Ancient Greek ἄμη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄμη“bucket”
  2. Latin · derived fromama
  3. Dutch · borrowed fromaam
  4. English todayaam

Borrowed from Dutch aam, from Latin ama, a variant of hama, from Ancient Greek ἄμη (ámē, “bucket”).

First known use, by meaning

  • first attested around 1350 to 1470 A Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, in Antwerp 36½, and in Hamburg 38¼.

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