Where does “Hirschkuh” come from?

Hirschkuh (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.

Hirschkuh (German): doe, hind

Definitions

  1. doe, hind

Ancestry of “Hirschkuh”, step by step

Hirschkuh 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 Kuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKuhcow
2Middle High Germankuocow
3Old High Germankuocow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →