huirne etymology

Middle English word huirne comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrū-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-, and later Proto-Germanic *hurną (Horn.)

Detailed word origin of huirne

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*ḱrū- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*hurną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Horn.
*hurnijǭ Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) A little horn; hook. An angle; corner; nook.
hyrne Old English (ang) Angle. Corner. Horn.
huirne Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as huirne

Descendants of *ḱrū-
herne hiren hirne hirnestan hurne hyrne
Descendants of *ḱerh₂-
corner hart heort hert horn horne inkhorn rather reother rether rither rodder rother rudder ruther sere unikorn