Where does “ahorn” come from?
ahorn (Danish) comes from German ahorn, from Middle High German ahorn, from Old High German ahorn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
ahorn (Danish): maple
Ancestry of “ahorn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | ahorn | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | ahorn | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ahorn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “ahorn”