Where does “flugelhornist” come from?
flugelhornist (English) comes from English flugelhorn, 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- — army.
flugelhornist (English): One who plays the flugelhorn
Definitions
- One who plays the flugelhorn
Ancestry of “flugelhornist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flugelhorn | A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a... |
| 2 | German | Flügelhorn | A brass instrument resembling a cornet; a bugle... |
| 3 | German | horn | — |
| 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 |