Where does “hoorn” come from?
hoorn (Dutch) comes 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.
hoorn (Dutch): a horn or a bugle; a horn; a receiver, an...
Definitions
- a horn or a bugle; a horn; a receiver, an...
Ancestry of “hoorn”, step by step
hoorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch horn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | horn | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | horn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Dutch horn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | horn | — |