Where does “horniz” come from?

horniz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hurniz, from Proto-Germanic hurznutō, from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “horniz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “horniz”

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