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

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