Where does “hāmer” come from?

hāmer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hamar, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

hāmer (Middle Dutch): A hammer

Definitions

  1. A hammer

Ancestry of “hāmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhamar—
2Proto-West Germanic*hamar—
3Proto-Germanichamarazhammer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱmoros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “hāmer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros →