Where does “hamar” come from?
hamar (Old Frisian) 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.
Ancestry of “hamar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamar | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hamaraz | hammer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱmoros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “hamar”