Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/herznô

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 reconstructions

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“head”).[1]

Noun

*herznô m

  1. (North Germanic) brain
    Synonyms: *bragną, *hirzniją

Inflection

Declension of *herznô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *herznô *herznaniz
vocative *herznô *herznaniz
accusative *herznanų *herznanunz
genitive *hirzniniz *herznanǫ̂
dative *hirznini *herznammaz
instrumental *hirzninē *herznammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: hjarni
    • Icelandic: hjarni
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjerne
    • Elfdalian: ienne
    • Old Swedish: hiærne
    • Danish: hjerne
    • Gutnish: hjänne, hjärni

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hersan- ~ *herzan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 221-2: “*herznan-”
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