Where does “hammer face” come from?
hammer face (English) comes from English Hammer, from Middle English hamer, from Old English hamor, 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.
hammer face (English): The face of a hammer: the part of the hammerhead that strikes the stricken object (e.g., nail, chisel, stone)
Definitions
- The face of a hammer: the part of the hammerhead that strikes the stricken object (e.g., nail, chisel, stone)
Ancestry of “hammer face”, step by step
hammer face traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hammer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hammer | someone connected with West Ham Football Club, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | hamer | A hammer; A fierce individual; one with strong... |
| 3 | Old English | hamor | hammer |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamar | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hamaraz | hammer |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱmoros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |