Where does “hersenen” come from?

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

hersenen (Dutch): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “hersenen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hersenen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →
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