Where does “hamerkop” come from?
hamerkop (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans hamer, from Dutch hamer, from Middle Dutch hāmer, from Old Dutch hamar, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō — sharp.
hamerkop (Afrikaans): hammerkop
Definitions
- hammerkop
Ancestry of “hamerkop”, step by step
hamerkop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans hamer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | hamer | A hammer |
| 2 | Dutch | hamer | A hammer |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hāmer | A hammer |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hamar | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamar | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hamaraz | hammer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱmoros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Afrikaans kop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kop | head; mountain, summit, peak |
| 2 | Dutch | kop | cup; head; a human |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cop | — |
| 4 | Latin | cūppa | drinking vessel |
| 5 | Latin | cūpa | tub, cask, tun, vat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |