Where does “enhörning” come from?
enhörning (Swedish) comes from Swedish hörn, from Old Norse horn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
enhörning (Swedish): a unicorn
Definitions
- a unicorn
Ancestry of “enhörning”, step by step
enhörning traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hörn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hörn | a corner; the point where two converging lines... |
| 2 | Old Norse | horn | horn; corner; angle |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ | horn |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Swedish en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | en | one; "object form of" man; one; "the indefinite... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ēn | one |
| 3 | Old Norse | einn | one; some, a few |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Old Norse einhyrningr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | einhyrningr | — |