Where does “hornhinne” come from?

hornhinne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål horn, from Old Norse horn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hornhinne (Norwegian Bokmål): cornea

Definitions

  1. cornea

Ancestry of “hornhinne”, step by step

hornhinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål horn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhornhorn
2Old Norsehornhorn; corner; angle
3Proto-Norseᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨhorn
4Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Norwegian Bokmål hinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhinnea membrane; a thin layer of something, film, skin
2Old Norsehinnafilm, membrane; genitive plural of hinn
3Old Norsehinnthe other; that; the
4Proto-Germanicjainazthat over there, yon
5Proto-Indo-Europeani-that; he; a pronomial stem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →