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Where does “hornuz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hornuz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hornuz”

  • Hornisse
  • horniz
  • hornuz
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