Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hirzniją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *herznô (North Germanic)
• *hersô
• *hirsniz, *hernô

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxirz.ni.jɑ̃/

Noun

*hirzniją n

1. brain

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *hirzniją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hirzniją	*hirznijō
vocative	*hirzniją	*hirznijō
accusative	*hirzniją	*hirznijō
genitive	*hirznijas, *hirznīs	*hirznijǫ̂
dative	*hirznijai	*hirznijamaz
instrumental	*hirznijō	*hirznijamiz

Synonyms

• *bragną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hirʀnī
  • Old English: hærn
    • Scots: harn
    • ⇒ Middle English: hernes pl (< hærnes pl)
      • English: harns
      • Scots: harns
  • Old Frisian: *harsen
    • West Frisian: harsen
  • Old Saxon: hirni
    • Middle Low German: hërne, harne
  • Old Saxon: *hirni, *hirsina
    • → Middle Dutch: hersene pl
      • Dutch: hersens pl, hersenen pl, hersen pl
  • Old High German: hirni
    • Middle High German: hirne, herne
      • Bavarian: Hirn
      • Cimbrian: hiarn
      • German: Hirn, ⇒ Gehirn
      • Luxembourgish: Hier, ⇒ Gehier