Where does “Jelenia Góra” come from?
Jelenia Góra (English) comes from Polish Jelenia Góra, from German Hirschberg, from German Hirsch, from Middle High German hirz, from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic herut, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
Ancestry of “Jelenia Góra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Jelenia Góra | — |
| 2 | German | Hirschberg | Any of a number of smaller places in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and some other countries in Europe |
| 3 | German | Hirsch | deer |
| 4 | Middle High German | hirz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hiruz | deer |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | herut | deer, stag |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | herutaz | deer, stag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |