Where does “hornuz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hornuz”, step by step

hornuz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German hornuz

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

via Old High German hornaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhornaz—

via Old High German hurniz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhurniz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ →