Where does “hartshorn” come from?

hartshorn (English) comes from English Hart, from Middle English hert, from Old English heorot, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

hartshorn (English): The antler of a hart, once used as a source of...

Definitions

  1. The antler of a hart, once used as a source of...

Ancestry of “hartshorn”, step by step

hartshorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHartoriginally a nickname from
2Middle EnglishhertA hart; A depiction of a hart, including in...
3Old Englishheorotdeer, stag
4Old Englishfordford
5Proto-West Germanicfurduford
6Proto-Germanicfurduzford
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English horn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhornA hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the...
2Middle EnglishhornA horn; A jutting or projecting extremity of...
3Old Englishhornhorn; gable
4Proto-West Germanichornhorn
5Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus