Where does “hjørnespark” come from?

hjørnespark (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hjørne, from Danish hjørne, from Old Norse hyrna, from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

hjørnespark (Norwegian Bokmål): a corner kick

Definitions

  1. a corner kick

Ancestry of “hjørnespark”, step by step

hjørnespark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hjørne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhjørnea corner
2Danishhjørnecorner; nook; niche
3Old Norsehyrnapoint of an axe-head
4Proto-Germanichurnijǭa little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Norwegian Bokmål spark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsparka kick; imperative of sparke
2Norwegian Bokmålsparketo kick; to fire, sack
3Old Norsesparkato kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ →Every word from Old Norse hyrna →