Where does “hoorndrager” come from?

hoorndrager (Dutch) comes from Dutch hoorn, 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.

hoorndrager (Dutch): a male cuckold or wittol

Definitions

  1. a male cuckold or wittol

Ancestry of “hoorndrager”, step by step

hoorndrager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hoorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoorna horn or a bugle; a horn; a receiver, an...
2Middle Dutchhorn—
3Old Dutchhorn—
4Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Dutch drager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdragerA carrier, one who carries or bears something; A...
2Middle Dutchdragere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →