Where does “hornfish” come from?

hornfish (English) comes from Old English hornfisc, from Old English horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hornfish (English): The garfish or sea needle

Definitions

  1. The garfish or sea needle

Ancestry of “hornfish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhornfiscgarfish
2Old Englishhornhorn; gable
3Proto-West Germanichornhorn
4Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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