Where does “hammer” come from?
hammer (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hamar, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
hammer (West Frisian): hammer
Ancestry of “hammer”, step by step