Where does “horn” come from?

horn (Danish) comes from Old Norse horn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

horn (Danish): horn

Definitions

  1. horn

Ancestry of “horn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehornhorn; corner; angle
2Proto-Norseᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨhorn
3Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “horn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →