Where does “hemern” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hemern”, step by step

hemern traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German hemerren

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

via Old High German hemerien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhemerien—

via Old High German hemeren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhemeren—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hamarōną →Every word from Old High German hamarjaną →Every word from Old High German hemerren →