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Where does “horr” come from?

horr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hurhwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

horr (Old Norse): linen

Definitions

  1. linen

Ancestry of “horr”, 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

Words derived from “horr”

  • hørfrøolie
  • hør
  • hørfrø
  • hörfræ
  • hör
  • hörfinka
  • hørur
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