Where does “hor” come from?
hor (Dutch) comes from Dutch horretje, from Dutch hordetje, from Dutch horde, from Middle Dutch horde, from Frankish hurd, from English herd, from Dutch hert, from Middle Dutch hert — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.
hor (Dutch): An insect screen
Definitions
- An insect screen
Ancestry of “hor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | horretje | — |
| 2 | Dutch | hordetje | — |
| 3 | Dutch | horde | A horde; A troop of boy scouts, comprising no... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | horde | braided latticework |
| 5 | Frankish | hurd | — |
| 6 | English | herd | A number of domestic animals assembled together... |
| 7 | Dutch | hert | A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may... |
| 8 | Middle Dutch | hert | deer; hearth, fireplace |
| 9 | Old Dutch | herth | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |