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Where does “hemeren” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hemeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhamarjaną—
2Proto-Germanichamarōnąto hammer

Words derived from “hemeren”

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