Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hersô

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
• *hirzniją

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂sō (“top of the head/skull”), from the root *ḱerh₂s- (“head”).

Noun

*hersô n

1. (anatomy) crown of the head

Inflection

neuter an-stemDeclension of *hersô (neuter an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hersô	*hersōnō
vocative	*hersô	*hersōnō
accusative	*hersô	*hersōnō
genitive	*hirsiniz	*hersanǫ̂
dative	*hirsini	*hersammaz
instrumental	*hirsinē	*hersammiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: hjarsi, hjassi
  • Icelandic: hjarsi, hjassi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjasse
  • Swedish: hjässa
  • Old Danish: jassæ, jæssæ, jessæ, issæ
    • Danish: isse
      • Norwegian Bokmål: isse
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: isse