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Where does “hammerkop” come from?

hammerkop (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.

hammerkop (English): A bird from southern Africa, "Scopus umbretta",...

Definitions

  1. A bird from southern Africa, "Scopus umbretta",...

Ancestry of “hammerkop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanshamerkophammerkop
2AfrikaanshamerA hammer
3DutchhamerA hammer
4Middle Dutchhāmer—
5Old Dutchhamar—
6Proto-West Germanic*hamar—
7Proto-Germanichamarazhammer
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱmoros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “hammerkop”

  • hamerkop
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