Where does “Hirschgeweih” come from?

Hirschgeweih (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.

Hirschgeweih (German): deer antlers

Definitions

  1. deer antlers

Ancestry of “Hirschgeweih”, step by step

Hirschgeweih 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 Geweih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeweihantler, horns
2Middle High Germangewīge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →