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Where does “skohorn” come from?

skohorn (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.

skohorn (Swedish): shoehorn

Definitions

  1. shoehorn

Ancestry of “skohorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhörna corner; the point where two converging lines...
2Old Norsehornhorn; corner; angle
3Proto-Norseᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨhorn
4Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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