Where does “Jelenia Góra” come from?
Jelenia Góra (Polish) comes from German Hirschberg, 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.
Ancestry of “Jelenia Góra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hirschberg | Any of a number of smaller places in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and some other countries in Europe |
| 2 | German | Hirsch | deer |
| 3 | Middle High German | hirz | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hiruz | deer |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | herut | deer, stag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | herutaz | deer, stag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |