Where does “Einhorn” come from?

Einhorn (German) comes from Old High German einhurno, from Proto-West Germanic ainahorn, from Latin ūnicornis, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Einhorn (German): unicorn

Definitions

  1. unicorn

Ancestry of “Einhorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermaneinhurnoA unicorn
2Proto-West Germanicainahorn—
3LatinūnicornisOne-horned
4Latinūni-one; uni
5Latinūnusone, single
6Old Latinoinosone
7Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “Einhorn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →