Where does “neushoring” come from?
neushoring (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch neushoorn, 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.
neushoring (Afrikaans): rhinoceros
Definitions
- rhinoceros
Ancestry of “neushoring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | neushoorn | rhinoceros, mammal of the family Rhinocerotidae |
| 2 | Dutch | hoorn | a horn or a bugle; a horn; a receiver, an... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | horn | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | horn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |