Where does “hoornhoenderkoet” come from?

hoornhoenderkoet (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.

Ancestry of “hoornhoenderkoet”, step by step

hoornhoenderkoet 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 hoenderkoet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoenderkoeta screamer, any bird of the family Anhimidae
2DutchhoenA fowl, a gallinaceous bird; the domestic...
3Middle Dutchhoen—
4Old Dutchhuonhen
5Proto-Germanichōnąhen, chicken
6Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
7Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
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