Where does “alphornist” come from?
alphornist (English) comes from English alphorn, 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 — army.
alphornist (English): Someone who plays the alphorn
Definitions
- Someone who plays the alphorn
Ancestry of “alphornist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | alphorn | A long, curved, wooden horn used by... |
| 2 | Alemannic German | Alphorn | alphorn |
| 3 | German | Alphorn | alphorn |
| 4 | German | horn | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | horn | — |
| 6 | Old High German | horn | horn |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |