English

French horn

From French + horn.

A compound of French + horn

Proto-Germanic *frankô ‘spear’

Proto-West Germanic *Frankō ‘a Frank’

Old English Franca ‘a Frank’

Old English Frencisc ‘of the Franks, Frankish, French’

Middle English French

Middle English horn

English horn

Today it means

noun A coiled brass musical instrument, derived from the French hunting horn, which has rotary valves.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French horn