dam

noun. hammer

dam

noun. hammer

Cognates

• ᴹQ. namba “hammer” ✧ Ety/NDAM

Derivations

• ᴹ√(N)DAM “hammer, beat” ✧ Ety/NDAM

Element in

• N. Damrod “hammerer of copper” ✧ Ety/NDAM

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NDAM > dam	[ndamba] > [damba] > [damb] > [damb] > [damm] > [dam]	✧ Ety/NDAM

damma-

verb. to hammer

It was long considered that damna-, dammint in the Etymologies might have been misreadings. VT/45:37 confirms this, though the exact reading actually remains rather uncertain

dring

noun. hammer

Derivations

• ᴹ√DRING “beat, strike” ✧ Ety/DRING

Element in

• N. Glamdring “Foe-hammer” ✧ Ety/DRING

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√DRING > dring	[driŋg]	✧ Ety/DRING