Where does “horo” come from?

horo (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic hurhwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

horo (Old High German): swampy soil

Definitions

  1. swampy soil

Ancestry of “horo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichurhwądirt, mucus, dirty substance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →