Etymology

hartshorn

H4A1R1T1S1H4O1R1N1

Today it means: The antler of a hart, once used as a source of ammonia. Full definition →

English horn ← Middle English horn ← Old English horn
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The story

  1. Englishhart
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥h₂nós
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥h₂nóm
  6. Proto-Germanic*hurną
  7. Proto-West Germanic*horn
  8. Old Englishhorn
  9. Middle Englishhorn
  10. Englishhorn
  11. English todayhartshorn

From hart + -s- + horn.

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