Where does “Ahorn” come from?

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

Ahorn (German): A maple "Acer"; the common tree; maple; the wood...

Definitions

  1. A maple "Acer"; the common tree; maple; the wood...

Ancestry of “Ahorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanahorn—
2Old High Germanahornmaple
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Old High German ahorn →Every word from Middle High German ahorn →