Where does “hamor” come from?

hamor (Old English) comes 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.

hamor (Old English): hammer

Definitions

  1. hammer

Ancestry of “hamor”, step by step

hamor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *hamar

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

via Hebrew חמור

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחמורdonkey; jackass; severe, grave, serious,...
2Proto-Semiticḥimār-donkey

Words derived from “hamor”

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