Where does “neushoorn” come from?
neushoorn (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.
neushoorn (Dutch): rhinoceros, mammal of the family Rhinocerotidae
Definitions
- rhinoceros, mammal of the family Rhinocerotidae
Ancestry of “neushoorn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |