Where does “ahorn” come from?

ahorn (Dutch) comes from German ahorn, from Middle High German ahorn, from Old High German ahorn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ahorn (Dutch): maple, tree of the genus Acer

Definitions

  1. maple, tree of the genus Acer

Ancestry of “ahorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanahornA maple Acer; the common tree
2Middle High Germanahorn—
3Old High Germanahornmaple
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Old High German ahorn →Every word from Middle High German ahorn →