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Where does “hor” come from?

hor (Middle English) comes from Old English hēr, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

hor (Middle English): Alternative form of her; Grey, greyish,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of her; Grey, greyish,...

Ancestry of “hor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhērat this place
2Proto-West Germanic*hēr—
3Proto-Germanichē₂rhere, in this place
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “hor”

  • whore
  • hoary
  • hoar
  • whoreson
  • whorish
  • whoremonger
  • hoariness
  • manwhore
  • whoremongering
  • whorishness
  • whorey
  • hoared
  • whorishly
  • hoarily
  • whoremistress
  • whoreish
  • whoresome
  • whorelike
  • hoarhead
  • whorehound
  • whorely
  • postwhore
  • trendwhore
  • whorification
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