Where does “Hirschau” come from?

Hirschau (German) comes from German Hirsch, from Middle High German hirz, from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic herut, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Hirschau (German): Any of a number of smaller places in Germany, Austria and other European countries

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of smaller places in Germany, Austria and other European countries

Ancestry of “Hirschau”, step by step

Hirschau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hirsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirschdeer
2Middle High Germanhirz
3Old High Germanhiruzdeer
4Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
5Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via German au

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanau

Words derived from “Hirschau

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-