hammare

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a hammer (tool)
  • a hammer; in a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish hamar inherited from Old Norse hamarr inherited from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz (tool with a stone head) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, *h₂éḱmō (stone, rock, heaven, cloud).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂éḱmō

Gloss

stone, rock, heaven, cloud

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

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Kanji

岩, 巌

Emoji
🗿 🪨

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