Where does “hoornvlies” come from?
hoornvlies (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.
hoornvlies (Dutch): cornea
Definitions
- cornea
Ancestry of “hoornvlies”, step by step
hoornvlies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hoorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hoorn | a horn or a bugle; a horn; a receiver, an... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | horn | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | horn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Dutch vlies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vlies | film, thin layer; membrane; fleece |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlies | fleece; thin skin, membrane |
| 3 | Old Dutch | flios | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fleus | fleece |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleusaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plews- | to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plúsis | flea |