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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hart | originally a nickname from |
| 2 | Middle English | hert | A hart; A depiction of a hart, including in... |
| 3 | Old English | heorot | deer, stag |
| 4 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English horn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horn | A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the... |
| 2 | Middle English | horn | A horn; A jutting or projecting extremity of... |
| 3 | Old English | horn | horn; gable |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |