Where does “corner” come from?
corner (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman cornere, from Old French corne, from Vulgar Latin corna, from Latin cornua, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
corner (Middle English): A corner or angle; an intersection of two objects...
Definitions
- A corner or angle; an intersection of two objects...
Ancestry of “corner”, step by step
corner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman cornere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | cornere | — |
| 2 | Old French | corne | horn |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | corna | horn; nominative plural of cornum; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | cornua | nominative plural of cornū; accusative plural of... |
| 5 | Latin | cornū | horn; antler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
via Anglo-Norman corner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | corner | — |