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
Ancestry of “hersenen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hersene | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hirzniją | brain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂s- | head; hornet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
Words derived from “hersenen”