Where does “hyrnetu” come from?

hyrnetu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hurznutō, from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

hyrnetu (Old English): hornet

Definitions

  1. hornet

Ancestry of “hyrnetu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hyrnetu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ →