Where does “sneedhamer” come from?

sneedhamer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch sneedhamer, 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.

sneedhamer (Afrikaans): swage

Definitions

  1. swage

Ancestry of “sneedhamer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsneedhamerswage
2DutchhamerA hammer
3Middle DutchhāmerA hammer
4Old Dutchhamar—
5Proto-West Germanic*hamar—
6Proto-Germanichamarazhammer
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱmoros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros →