Where does “Erdhörnchen” come from?
Erdhörnchen (German) comes from German Hörnchen, from German horn, from Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
Erdhörnchen (German): ground squirrel any squirrel of the subfamily
Definitions
- ground squirrel any squirrel of the subfamily
Ancestry of “Erdhörnchen”, step by step
Erdhörnchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hörnchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hörnchen | Diminutive of Horn; a German pastry, shaped like... |
| 2 | German | horn | horn musical instrument |
| 3 | Middle High German | horn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | horn | horn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |