Where does “שמידהאַמער” come from?

שמידהאַמער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שמיד, from Middle High German smit, from Old High German smid, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

שמידהאַמער (Yiddish): sledgehammer

Definitions

  1. sledgehammer

Ancestry of “שמידהאַמער”, step by step

שמידהאַמער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שמיד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשמידsmith, blacksmith
2Middle High Germansmit—
3Old High Germansmidblacksmith
4Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

via Yiddish האַמער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהאַמערhammer
2Old High Germanhamarhammer
3Proto-Germanichamarazhammer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱmoros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ →