Where does “hirse” come from?

hirse (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hirso, from Proto-Germanic hirsijô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “hirse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhirsomillet
2Proto-Germanichirsijô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hirse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →