Where does “hersenschim” come from?

hersenschim (Dutch) 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.

hersenschim (Dutch): phantom, delusion, chimera, figment of the...

Definitions

  1. phantom, delusion, chimera, figment of the...

Ancestry of “hersenschim”, step by step

hersenschim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hersenen

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

via Dutch schim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschimshadow; apparition, ghost
2Middle Dutchschim—
3Old Dutchskim—
4Proto-Germanicskimaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hirzniją →