Where does “horsel” come from?
horsel (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
Ancestry of “horsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hursulǭ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥h₂sro- | hornet |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
Words derived from “horsel”