Where does “Trinkhorn” come from?
Trinkhorn (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.
Trinkhorn (German): drinking horn
Definitions
- drinking horn
Ancestry of “Trinkhorn”, step by step
Trinkhorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German horn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | horn | horn musical instrument |
| 2 | Middle High German | horn | — |
| 3 | Old High German | horn | horn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via German trinken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | trinken | to drink; to drink, to imbibe; to drink; to toast |
| 2 | Middle High German | trinken | to drink; to drink; to toast |
| 3 | Old High German | trinkan | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | drinkan | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drinkaną | to drink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |