Where does “Green Hornet” come from?

Green Hornet (English) comes from English Hornet, from Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnetu, from Proto-Germanic hurznutō, from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “Green Hornet”, step by step

Green Hornet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hornet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHornetsomeone connected with Watford Football Club, as...
2Middle Englishhernet—
3Old Englishhyrnetuhornet
4Proto-Germanichurznutōhornet
5Proto-Germanichursulǭ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂sro-hornet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via English Green

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGreenOf, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green...
2Middle Englishgrenegreen
3Old Englishgrēnegreen
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ →