Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hirzniją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

(anatomy) brain

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hirzniją (neuter a-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

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