Where does “hiruz” come from?

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

hiruz (Old High German): deer

Definitions

  1. deer

Ancestry of “hiruz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
2Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hiruz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herutaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic herut →