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Where does “deurhamer” come from?

deurhamer (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

deurhamer (Dutch): doorknocker

Definitions

  1. doorknocker

Ancestry of “deurhamer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhamerA hammer
2Middle Dutchhāmer—
3Old Dutchhamar—
4Proto-West Germanic*hamar—
5Proto-Germanichamarazhammer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱmoros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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