Where does “strijdhamer” come from?

strijdhamer (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.

strijdhamer (Dutch): war hammer

Definitions

  1. war hammer

Ancestry of “strijdhamer”, step by step

strijdhamer 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 strijd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrijdfight; battle; conflict
2Middle Dutchstrijt—
3Old Dutchstrīt—
4Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
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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