Where does “hamerkop” come from?

hamerkop (English) comes from Afrikaans hamerkop, from Afrikaans hamer, 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 — sharp.

hamerkop (English): Alternative spelling of hammerkop

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of hammerkop

Ancestry of “hamerkop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanshamerkophammerkop
2AfrikaanshamerA hammer
3DutchhamerA hammer
4Middle DutchhāmerA hammer
5Old Dutchhamar—
6Proto-West Germanic*hamar—
7Proto-Germanichamarazhammer
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱmoros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros →