Where does “onthoornen” come from?
onthoornen (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.
onthoornen (Dutch): to remove the horns from
Definitions
- to remove the horns from
Ancestry of “onthoornen”, step by step
onthoornen 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 ont- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ont- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to remove (noun) from, to rid of (noun), to de-(noun)" |