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

hörn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse horn

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

via Old Norse hyrna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehyrnapoint of an axe-head
2Proto-Germanichurnijǭa little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook

Words derived from “hörn”

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