Where does “*horhu” come from?

*horhu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hurhwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “*horhu”, 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 “*horhu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →