Where does “האַמער” come from?

האַמער (Yiddish) comes 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.

האַמער (Yiddish): hammer

Definitions

  1. hammer

Ancestry of “האַמער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhamarhammer
2Proto-Germanichamarazhammer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱmoros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “האַמער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros →