Where does “Hirsch” come from?

Hirsch (Luxembourgish) comes from German Hirsch, from Middle High German hirz, from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic herut, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Hirsch (Luxembourgish): deer

Definitions

  1. deer

Ancestry of “Hirsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirschdeer
2Middle High Germanhirz—
3Old High Germanhiruzdeer
4Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
5Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herutaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic herut →
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