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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHart—
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
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