Where does “misthoorn” come from?

misthoorn (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.

misthoorn (Dutch): foghorn

Definitions

  1. foghorn

Ancestry of “misthoorn”, step by step

misthoorn 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 mist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmistfog, mist
2Middle Dutchmist—
3Old Dutchmist—
4Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
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