Where does “gehörnt” come from?
gehörnt (German) comes from Middle High German gehürnet, from Old High German gihurnit, from Proto-Germanic hurnidaz, from Proto-Germanic hurnijaną, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
gehörnt (German): horned
Definitions
- horned
Ancestry of “gehörnt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gehürnet | — |
| 2 | Old High German | gihurnit | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hurnidaz | horned |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hurnijaną | to use a horn; to blow a 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 |