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
Ancestry of “hīrys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | hiruz | deer |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | herut | deer, stag |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | herutaz | deer, stag |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |