Where does “Hammarskjöld” come from?
Hammarskjöld (Swedish) comes from Swedish hammare, from Old Swedish hamar, from Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Germanic hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
Ancestry of “Hammarskjöld”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hammare | a hammer; a hammer; in a piano or dulcimer, a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hamar | hammer; mountain height, outcrop |
| 3 | Old Norse | hamarr | stone; a steep cliff, crag, a rock face; hammer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hamaraz | hammer |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱmoros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |