Where does “Hersch” come from?

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

Hersch (Plautdietsch): deer, hart, stag

Definitions

  1. deer, hart, stag

Ancestry of “Hersch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirschdeer
2Middle High Germanhirz—
3Old High Germanhiruzdeer
4Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
5Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “Hersch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →