Where does “hamar” come from?

hamar (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Germanic hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

hamar (Faroese): rock face, stretch of cliff on a mountainside;...

Definitions

  1. rock face, stretch of cliff on a mountainside;...

Ancestry of “hamar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehamarrstone; a steep cliff, crag, a rock face; hammer
2Proto-Germanichamarazhammer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱmoros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros →