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 forms

Etymology

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

Noun

*herznô n

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

Inflection

neuter an-stemDeclension of *herznô (neuter an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*herznô	*herznōnō
vocative	*herznô	*herznōnō
accusative	*herznô	*herznōnō
genitive	*hirzniniz	*herznanǫ̂
dative	*hirznini	*herznammaz
instrumental	*hirzninē	*herznammiz

Descendants

Old Norse: hjarni
- Icelandic: hjarni
- Norwegian Nynorsk: hjerne
- Elfdalian: ienne
- Old Swedish: hiærne
  - Swedish: hjärna (from oblique)
- Danish: hjerne
  - Norwegian Bokmål: hjerne
- Gutnish: hjänne, hjärni

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