Where does “cromorna” come from?
cromorna (English) comes from French cromorne, from German Krummhorn, 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.
cromorna (English): An organ's reed stop of a quality of tone...
Definitions
- An organ's reed stop of a quality of tone...
Ancestry of “cromorna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cromorne | — |
| 2 | German | Krummhorn | crooked horn, cornet, an organ pipe turned like a... |
| 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 |