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Where does “flugelhorn” come from?

flugelhorn (English) comes from German Flügelhorn, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

flugelhorn (English): A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a...

Definitions

  1. A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a...

Ancestry of “flugelhorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlügelhornA brass instrument resembling a cornet; a bugle...
2Germanhorn—
3Middle High Germanhorn—
4Old High Germanhornhorn
5Proto-West Germanichornhorn
6Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “flugelhorn”

  • flugelhornist
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