Where does “hamer” come from?

hamer (Dutch) comes 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.

hamer (Dutch): A hammer

Definitions

  1. A hammer

Ancestry of “hamer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hamer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-
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