hirni

See also: Hirni

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī, from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją (“brain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head”); see there for more.

Noun

hirni n

1. brain

Descendants

• Middle High German: hirne, herne
  • Bavarian: Hirn
  • Cimbrian: hiarn
  • German: Hirn, ⇒ Gehirn
  • Luxembourgish: Hier, ⇒ Gehier