English
hornety
From hornet + -y.
Formed from hornet + -y
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- ‘horn’
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Proto-Germanic *hurznutō
Proto-West Germanic *hurnutu
Old English hyrnetu
Middle English hernet
English hornet
Today it means
adj Waspish; irascible.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hornety