Where does “hornette” come from?

hornette (French) comes from English Hornet, from Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnetu, from Proto-Germanic hurznutō, from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

hornette (French): hornet

Definitions

  1. hornet

Ancestry of “hornette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHornetsomeone connected with Watford Football Club, as...
2Middle Englishhernet—
3Old Englishhyrnetuhornet
4Proto-Germanichurznutōhornet
5Proto-Germanichursulǭ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂sro-hornet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ →
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