Where does “hammarklaver” come from?
hammarklaver (Swedish) comes from Swedish klaver, from French clavier, from French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
hammarklaver (Swedish): a fortepiano
Definitions
- a fortepiano
Ancestry of “hammarklaver”, step by step
hammarklaver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish klaver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | klaver | a keyboard instrument (musical instrument with a keyboard, especially one where strings are struck by hammers, but also more generally) |
| 2 | French | clavier | keyboard; keyring; mouth, teeth |
| 3 | French | -ier | used to form the names of trees bearing a... |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish hammare
| 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 |