Where does “krijgshamer” come from?

krijgshamer (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.

krijgshamer (Dutch): war hammer

Definitions

  1. war hammer

Ancestry of “krijgshamer”, step by step

krijgshamer 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 krijg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkrijgwar
2Middle Dutchcrijch—
3Old Dutchkrīg—
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros →
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