Where does “Panzernashorn” come from?

Panzernashorn (German) comes from German Nashorn, 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- — army.

Panzernashorn (German): Indian rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. Indian rhinoceros

Ancestry of “Panzernashorn”, step by step

Panzernashorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nashorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNashornrhinoceros
2Germanhornhorn musical instrument
3Middle High Germanhorn
4Old High Germanhornhorn
5Proto-West Germanichornhorn
6Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via German Panzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPanzerarmour, armour plating, shield
2Middle High GermanPanzerarmour
3Old Frenchpancierecoat of mail
4Frenchpansebelly; first-person singular present indicative...
5Old Frenchpancestomach; belly
6Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-