Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπŒ·πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ½πŒΎπŒ°β€ come from?

πŒ·πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ½πŒΎπŒ° (Gothic) comes from Gothic πŒ·πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ½, from Germanic *hurnΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±er-, from Proto-Indo-European krΜ₯-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- β€” army.

πŒ·πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ½πŒΎπŒ° (Gothic): hornist, trumpeter

Definitions

  1. hornist, trumpeter

Ancestry of β€œπŒ·πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ½πŒΎπŒ°β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπŒ·πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ½horn
2Germanic*hurnΔ…β€”
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±er-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankrΜ₯-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- β†’