Where does “Hornaru” come from?
Hornaru (Romanian) comes from Romanian hornar, from Romanian horn, from Russian горн, from German horn, from Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną — army.
Ancestry of “Hornaru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | hornar | chimney sweep |
| 2 | Romanian | horn | chimney |
| 3 | Russian | горн | fireplace, hearth; forge, furnace; bugle,... |
| 4 | German | horn | horn musical instrument |
| 5 | Middle High German | horn | — |
| 6 | Old High German | horn | horn |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |