Where does “hornfelsic” come from?
hornfelsic (English) comes from English hornfels, from German Hornfels, 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.
hornfelsic (English): Of or relating to hornfels
Definitions
- Of or relating to hornfels
Ancestry of “hornfelsic”, step by step
hornfelsic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hornfels
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hornfels | Any of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that... |
| 2 | German | Hornfels | hornfels |
| 3 | German | horn | horn musical instrument |
| 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 |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |