Where does “ホルン” come from?

ホルン (Japanese) 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.

ホルン (Japanese): a French horn

Definitions

  1. a French horn

Ancestry of “ホルン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhornhorn musical instrument
2Middle High Germanhorn—
3Old High Germanhornhorn
4Proto-West Germanichornhorn
5Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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