Where does “hameren” come from?

hameren (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.

hameren (Dutch): to hammer

Definitions

  1. to hammer

Ancestry of “hameren”, step by step

hameren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hamer

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

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →