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Where does “hursulǭ” come from?

hursulǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “hursulǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂sro-hornet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hursulǭ”

  • hornet
  • hornetlike
  • Hornisse
  • horzel
  • hernet
  • hyrnetu
  • hyrnete
  • hurznutō
  • horsel
  • hornaz
  • hornuz
  • hurniz
  • horniz
  • hornuz
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