Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “hemeren” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hemeren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hemeren”

  • hämmern
  • hämmerbar
  • aushämmern
Every word from Proto-Germanic hamarōną →