Where does “ahorn” come from?

ahorn (German) comes from Middle High German ahorn, from Old High German ahorn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ahorn (German): A maple Acer; the common tree

Definitions

  1. A maple Acer; the common tree

Ancestry of “ahorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanahorn—
2Old High Germanahornmaple
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ahorn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Old High German ahorn →Every word from Middle High German ahorn →