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Where does “Hirnkoralle” come from?

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

Hirnkoralle (German): brain coral

Definitions

  1. brain coral

Ancestry of “Hirnkoralle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirnbrain
2Middle High Germanhirne—
3Old High Germanhirnibrain
4Proto-West Germanic*hirʀnī—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī →