Where does “alphorn” come from?
alphorn (English) comes from Alemannic German Alphorn, from German Alphorn, from German horn, from Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
alphorn (English): A long, curved, wooden horn used by...
Definitions
- A long, curved, wooden horn used by...
Ancestry of “alphorn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alemannic German | Alphorn | alphorn |
| 2 | German | Alphorn | alphorn |
| 3 | German | horn | horn musical instrument |
| 4 | Middle High German | horn | — |
| 5 | Old High German | horn | horn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |