Where does “kornuit” come from?

kornuit (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cornuut, from Old French cornut, from Latin Cornutus, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

kornuit (Dutch): chum, companion, mate; cuckold

Definitions

  1. chum, companion, mate; cuckold

Ancestry of “kornuit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcornuut—
2Old Frenchcornut—
3LatinCornutushorned, having horns
4Latincornūhorn; antler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “kornuit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Latin cornū →Every word from Latin Cornutus →