Where does “Hörnchen” come from?
Hörnchen (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Hörnchen (German): Diminutive of Horn; a German pastry, shaped like...
Definitions
- Diminutive of Horn; a German pastry, shaped like...
Ancestry of “Hörnchen”, step by step
Hörnchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German horn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | horn | horn musical instrument |
| 2 | Middle High German | horn | — |
| 3 | Old High German | horn | horn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via German Eichhörnchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eichhörnchen | squirrel |
| 2 | German | Eichhorn | squirrel |
| 3 | Middle High German | eichurne | squirrel |
| 4 | Old High German | eihhorno | squirrel |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aikwernō | squirrel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aikwernô | squirrel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |