Where does “הירש” come from?

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

הירש (Yiddish): deer, buck

Definitions

  1. deer, buck

Ancestry of “הירש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhirz—
2Old High Germanhiruzdeer
3Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
4Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “הירש”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herutaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic herut →