Where does “hammer” come from?

hammer (German) comes from German vorschlagen, from German vor-, from Middle High German vor-, from Old High German fora-, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

hammer (German): Contraction of haben wir

Definitions

  1. Contraction of haben wir

Ancestry of “hammer”, step by step

hammer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German vorschlagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvorschlagento propose, to suggest
2Germanvor-pre-
3Middle High Germanvor-—
4Old High Germanfora-—
5Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Middle High German hamer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhamerhammer
2Old High Germanhamarhammer
3Proto-Germanichamarazhammer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱmoros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via German Hamm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHammwith an etymology similar to that of

Words derived from “hammer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →