Where does “hørur” come from?

hørur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hǫrr, from Proto-Germanic hurhwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hørur (Faroese): flax

Definitions

  1. flax

Ancestry of “hørur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǫrrlinen
2Proto-Germanichurhwądirt, mucus, dirty substance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →