Where does “horu” come from?

horu (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *horhu, from Proto-Germanic hurhwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

horu (Old English): dirt; filth; foulness

Definitions

  1. dirt; filth; foulness

Ancestry of “horu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*horhu—
2Proto-Germanichurhwądirt, mucus, dirty substance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “horu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →