Where does “hirz” come from?

hirz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic herut, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “hirz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhiruzdeer
2Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
3Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hirz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herutaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic herut →