Where does “hernet” come from?

hernet (Middle English) comes from Old English hyrnetu, from Proto-Germanic hurznutō, from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “hernet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhyrnetuhornet
2Proto-Germanichurznutōhornet
3Proto-Germanichursulǭ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂sro-hornet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hernet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ →
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