Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*ḱerh₂-
11 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-, most common first.
- hartA male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
- cairnA rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
- hernCorner, nook.
- hornbeamA tree of the genus Carpinus, having smooth grey bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
- sarpanchThe elected head of a panchayat (village government) in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan.
- hirnCorner; nook; hiding-place.
- acrasiaLack of self-control; excess, intemperance; also, irregular or unruly behaviour.
- carnyxA bronze wind instrument used by Iron Age Celts (c. 200 B.C.E. – 200 C.E.) as a type of battle trumpet; held vertically when played, it was shaped like an elongated S with a mouthpiece at the lower end and a bell (often resembling an animal with an open mouth) at the upper end.
- coryphaeusThe conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
- coryphéeThe conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
- saveloyA seasoned and smoked pork sausage, normally purchased ready-cooked.