Where does “hīrys” come from?

hīrys (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic herut, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

hīrys (Vilamovian): hart, deer

Definitions

  1. hart, deer

Ancestry of “hīrys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhiruzdeer
2Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
3Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herutaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic herut →
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