Where does “hamring” come from?

hamring (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hamre, from Danish hammer, from Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Germanic hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

hamring (Danish): hammering

Definitions

  1. hammering

Ancestry of “hamring”, step by step

hamring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hamre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhamreto hammer; to pound
2Danishhammerhammer
3Old Norsehamarrstone; a steep cliff, crag, a rock face; hammer
4Proto-Germanichamarazhammer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱmoros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Danish ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros →