Where does “hirn” come from?

Hirn comes from Middle English hirne, from Middle English here, from Old Dutch heigero, from Frankish haigro, tracing back to Proto-Indo-European ker-.

hirn (English): Corner; nook; hiding-place

Definitions

  1. Corner; nook; hiding-place

Ancestry of “hirn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhirneAlternative form of hiren; Alternative form of...
2Old Englishhyrnehorn; corner; angle
3Proto-Germanic*hurnijā—
4Proto-Germanichurnijǭa little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hurnijā →