Hammer.
hammer, mallet
Meaning & usage
hammer, mallet
Er schlug sich mit dem Hammer auf den Daumen.
sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative)
Die Entlassung des Ministers war ein Hammer.
Ihr seid der Hammer!
a hard shot, slam
Der Torwart parierte einen Hammer von der Strafraumgrenze.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German hamer, from Old High German hamar, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from *h₂éḱmō (“stone”). Compare Low German Hamer, Dutch hamer, English hammer, West Frisian hammer, Danish hammer, Swedish hammare.
of Hamm
Where this word comes from
From Hamm + -er.
someone from the city of Hamm
Where this word comes from
From Hamm + -er.
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