English
alphorn
Alphorn comes from Alemannic German Alphorn.
- Alemannic GermanmodernAlphorn
- Englishtodayalphorn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Alemannic GermanmodernAlphorn
- Englishtodayalphorn
Every English word from Alemannic German Alphorn
Today it means
noun A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Alemannic German Alphorn / alphorn