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Where does “hämmern” come from?

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

hämmern (German): to hammer

Definitions

  1. to hammer

Ancestry of “hämmern”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hämmern”

  • hämmerbar
  • aushämmern
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