Etymograph

English

Horner

Horner comes from Middle English hornere ‘a horner’, from Proto-Germanic *hurną ‘horn’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nós.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥h₂nósreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hurną‘horn’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hornreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150horn
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  6. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500hornere‘a horner’
  7. EnglishtodayHorner

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥h₂nósreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hurną‘horn’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hornreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150horn
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  6. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500hornere‘a horner’
  7. EnglishtodayHorner

Linked words

through Middle English horn

horning, 2 more

Today it means

name A surname.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nós / Horner

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