Where does “Hornisse” come from?

Hornisse (German) comes from Middle High German horniz, from Old High German hurniz, from Proto-Germanic hurznutō, from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Hornisse (German): hornet

Definitions

  1. hornet

Ancestry of “Hornisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhorniz—
2Old High Germanhurniz—
3Proto-Germanichurznutōhornet
4Proto-Germanichursulǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂sro-hornet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “Hornisse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ →