Etymograph

English

Kirschner

Kirschner comes from German Kürschner ‘furrier’, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *kъrzьno ‘fur coat’.

  1. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kъrzьno‘fur coat’reconstructed
  2. Old High Germanc. 750–1050kursināri
  3. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kürsenære
  4. Germanc. 1650–presentKürschner‘furrier’
  5. EnglishtodayKirschner

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kъrzьno‘fur coat’reconstructed
  2. Old High Germanc. 750–1050kursināri
  3. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kürsenære
  4. Germanc. 1650–presentKürschner‘furrier’
  5. EnglishtodayKirschner

Today it means

name A surname.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *kъrzьno / Kirschner