Where does “hirut” come from?

hirut (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic herut, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

hirut (Old Dutch): deer

Definitions

  1. deer

Ancestry of “hirut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
2Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herutaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic herut →
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