hämmern

See also: Hämmern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hemern, hemeren, from Old High German *hemeren, *hemerren, *hemerien, from Old High German *hamarjaną, *hamarōną (“to hammer”). Cognate with Middle Low German hēmeren, German Low German hamern (“to hammer”), Dutch hameren (“to hammer”), English hammer (“to hammer”), Danish hamre (“to hammer”), Swedish hamra (“to hammer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛmɐn/

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Verb

1. to hammer

Derived terms

• einhämmern
• aushämmern

Further reading

• “hämmern” in Duden online