Where does “alpchorn” come from?
alpchorn (Irish) comes from Irish corn, from Old Irish corn, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
alpchorn (Irish): alphorn
Ancestry of “alpchorn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | corn | horn; drinking-horn; cup |
| 2 | Old Irish | corn | drinking horn, goblet; trumpet, horn; curl;... |
| 3 | Latin | cornū | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |