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Where does “hirsijô” come from?

hirsijô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “hirsijô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hirsijô”

  • hyrse
  • Hirse
  • hirso
  • hirse
  • הירזש
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