Where does “horehoune” come from?

horehoune (Middle English) comes from Old English hārhūne, from Old English hār, from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

horehoune (Middle English): horehound; black horehound

Definitions

  1. horehound; black horehound

Ancestry of “horehoune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhārhūnehorehound herb
2Old Englishhārgray, gray-haired; grey-haired; hoar, hoary,...
3Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “horehoune”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →Every word from Old English hār →