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Where does “hämmerbar” come from?

hämmerbar (German) comes from German hämmern, from Middle High German hemeren, from Old High German hemeren, from Old High German hamarjaną, from Proto-Germanic hamarōną — to hammer.

hämmerbar (German): malleable; ductile

Definitions

  1. malleable; ductile

Ancestry of “hämmerbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhämmernto hammer
2Middle High Germanhemeren—
3Old High Germanhemeren—
4Old High Germanhamarjaną—
5Proto-Germanichamarōnąto hammer
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