Where does “Eenhar” come from?

Eenhar (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Har, 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.

Eenhar (Luxembourgish): unicorn

Definitions

  1. unicorn

Ancestry of “Eenhar”, step by step

Eenhar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Har

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

via Luxembourgish een

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgisheenone
2Central Franconianeenone
3Middle High Germaneinone
4Old High Germaneinone; only
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →