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Where does “hörn” come from?

hörn (Swedish) comes 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.

hörn (Swedish): a corner; the point where two converging lines...

Definitions

  1. a corner; the point where two converging lines...

Ancestry of “hörn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehornhorn; corner; angle
2Proto-Norseᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨhorn
3Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hörn”

  • fyrhörning
  • sexhörning
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