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Where does “Krummhorn” come from?

Krummhorn (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.

Krummhorn (German): crooked horn, cornet, an organ pipe turned like a...

Definitions

  1. crooked horn, cornet, an organ pipe turned like a...

Ancestry of “Krummhorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhorn—
2Middle High Germanhorn—
3Old High Germanhornhorn
4Proto-West Germanichornhorn
5Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “Krummhorn”

  • krummhorn
  • cromorna
  • cromorne
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