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Where does “harsings” come from?

harsings (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hersenen, from Middle Dutch hersene, from Proto-Germanic hirzniją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

harsings (Afrikaans): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “harsings”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhersenenbrain
2Middle Dutchhersene—
3Proto-Germanichirznijąbrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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