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

• *hersô
• *hirzniją

Etymology

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

Noun

*herznô m

1. (North Germanic) brain

   Synonyms: *bragną, *hirzniją

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension 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
    • Swedish: hjärna (from oblique)
  • Danish: hjerne
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hjerne
  • Gutnish: hjänne, hjärni