Where does “Hammer” come from?

Hammer (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German hamer, from Old High German hamar, from Proto-Germanic hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Hammer (Pennsylvania German): hammer

Definitions

  1. hammer

Ancestry of “Hammer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhamerhammer
2Old High Germanhamarhammer
3Proto-Germanichamarazhammer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱmoros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros →