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

• *hirsniz, *hernô

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxirz.ni.jɑ̃/

Noun

*hirzniją n

1. (anatomy) 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

• Old English: hærn (plural hærnes)
  • Middle English: hernes
    • English: harns
• Old Frisian: *harsen
  • West Frisian: harsen
• Old Saxon: hirni
  • Middle Low German: hërne, harne
• Old Saxon: *hirni, *hirsina
  • → Middle Dutch: hersene
    • Dutch: hersens, hersenen, hersen
• Old High German: hirni
  • Middle High German: herne, hërne
    • German: Hirn, Gehirn
    • Luxembourgish: Hir, Gehir
• Old Norse: hjarni (< *hernô)
  • Icelandic: hjarni
  • Norwegian: hjerne, hjarre
  • Old Swedish: hiærne
    • Swedish: hjärna
  • Danish: hjerne
  • Elfdalian: ienne
  • Gutnish: hjänne, hjärni