Where does “hamur” come from?

hamur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hamr, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

hamur (Icelandic): skin of an animal or bird

Definitions

  1. skin of an animal or bird

Ancestry of “hamur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehamrskin, slough hleypa hǫmum ― to cast the slough;...
2Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Old Norse hamr →