hornet
English
/ˈhɔː.nɪt/, /ˈhɔɹ.nɪt/
noun
Definitions
- A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.
- A person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hernet inherited from Old English hyrnetu inherited from Proto-Germanic *hurznutō, *hursulǭ derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂sro- (hornet, the one with horns).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱr̥h₂sro-
Gloss
hornet, the one with horns
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hornetlike English
- murder English
- murder hornet English
- horzel Dutch, Flemish
- hornette French
- *ḱr̥h₂sro- Proto-Indo-European
- *hursulǭ Proto-Germanic
- *hurznutō Proto-Germanic
- hyrnetu Old English
- hernet Middle English
- *sьrxy Proto-Slavic
- horsel Middle Dutch
- grerak Albanian
- grerë Albanian
- grerëz Albanian
- sršen Slovene
- širšė Lithuanian
- *śiršō Proto-Balto-Slavic
- sierszeń Old Polish