Where does “ahorn” come from?

ahorn (Faroese) comes from Danish ahorn, from German ahorn, from Middle High German ahorn, from Old High German ahorn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ahorn (Faroese): maple; maple wood

Definitions

  1. maple; maple wood

Ancestry of “ahorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishahornmaple
2GermanahornA maple Acer; the common tree
3Middle High Germanahorn—
4Old High Germanahornmaple
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Old High German ahorn →Every word from Middle High German ahorn →
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