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Where does “Hirn” come from?

Hirn (German) comes from Middle High German hirne, from Old High German hirni, from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī.

Hirn (German): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “Hirn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhirne—
2Old High Germanhirnibrain
3Proto-West Germanic*hirʀnī—

Words derived from “Hirn”

  • hirnlos
  • Gehirnschädigung
  • Dummhirn
  • hirntot
  • Hirnaktivität
  • Hirnhautentzündung
  • Hirnkoralle
  • Hirnhaut
  • Hirngespinst
  • Gehirn
  • Gehirnwäsche
  • Gehirnfunktion
  • Mittelhirn
  • Hirnschädel
  • Gehirnerschütterung
  • Hirnschale
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