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
- Corner; nook; hiding-place
Ancestry of “hirn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hirne | Alternative form of hiren; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | hyrne | horn; corner; angle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hurnijā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hurnijǭ | a little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |