Where does “starohornoněmecký” come from?

starohornoněmecký (Czech) comes from Czech starý, from Proto-Slavic starъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

starohornoněmecký (Czech): Old High German

Definitions

  1. Old High German

Ancestry of “starohornoněmecký”, step by step

starohornoněmecký traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech starý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstarýold
2Proto-Slavicstarъold
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstaʔros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Translingual horni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualhorniHorn (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Horn's..."
2Hindiओढ़नाto cover with, veil; to wear, put on; to take on
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀠𑁆—
4Proto-Dravidianuḍ-to wear

via Czech Němec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechNěmecGerman
2Proto-Slavicněmьcьforeigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a...
3Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros →
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