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Where does “horing” come from?

horing (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hoorn, from Middle Dutch horn, from Old Dutch horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

horing (Afrikaans): horn

Definitions

  1. horn

Ancestry of “horing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoorna horn or a bugle; a horn; a receiver, an...
2Middle Dutchhorn—
3Old Dutchhorn—
4Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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