Where does “hamr” come from?

hamr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

hamr (Old Norse): skin, slough hleypa hǫmum ― to cast the slough;...

Definitions

  1. skin, slough hleypa hǫmum ― to cast the slough;...

Ancestry of “hamr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “hamr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →