Where does “Homa” come from?

Homa (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German hamer, from Old Saxon hamar, from Proto-Germanic hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Homa (Plautdietsch): hammer

Definitions

  1. hammer

Ancestry of “Homa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhamerhammer
2Old Saxonhamarhammer
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 →