*hirzniją

Runic: ᚺᛁᚱᛉᚾᛁᛃᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxirz.ni.jɑ̃/

noun · neuter · ja-stem

Meanings

brain

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (‘head’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.hirznijąhirznijō
Acc.hirznijąhirznijō
Gen.hirznijas, hirznīshirznijǫ̂
Dat.hirznijaihirznijamaz
Inst.hirznijōhirznijamiz
Voc.hirznijąhirznijō

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Descendants

  • *hirʀnī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *hirsna (Old Dutch)
      • hersene (Middle Dutch)
        • hersens, hersenen, hersen (Dutch)
          • harsings (Afrikaans)
  • *hirʀnī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hærn (Old English)
      • harn (Scots)
  • *hirʀnī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hærn (Old English)
      • hernes (Middle English)
        • harns (English)
        • harns (Scots)
  • *hirʀnī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *harsen (Old Frisian)
      • harsen (West Frisian)
  • *hirʀnī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hirni (Old High German)
      • hirne, herne (Middle High German)
        • Hirn (Bavarian)
        • hiarn (Cimbrian)
        • Hirn, Gehirn (German)
        • Hier, Gehier (Luxembourgish)
  • *hirʀnī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hirni (Old Saxon)
      • hërne, harne (Middle Low German)
        • Harn (Low German)

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