Where does “horned” come from?
Horned derives from Middle English horned, formed with the Middle English suffix -ed from Old English -od, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- meaning "horn" combined with the past participle suffix Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos.
horned (English): Having horns; cuckolded; simple past tense and...
Definitions
- Having horns; cuckolded; simple past tense and...
Ancestry of “horned”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | horned | Possessing horns or a similar projection; horned... |
| 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 |