Horn

German (Berlin)

/hɔrn/

noun
Definitions
  • horn musical instrument
  • horn projection, of an animal, altar, etc.
  • cornet
  • (anatomy) cranial parietal bones

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German horn inherited from Old High German horn (horn) inherited from *horn inherited from Proto-Germanic *hurną (horn) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (horn, grow, feed, dirty, raven, become bigger, grey, top, plait, weave, gray color, crow, head, rope, dark).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱer-

Gloss

horn, grow, feed, dirty, raven, become bigger, grey, top, plait, weave, gray color, crow, head, rope, dark

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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