Where does “Hirnzelle” come from?

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

Hirnzelle (German): brain cell

Definitions

  1. brain cell

Ancestry of “Hirnzelle”, step by step

Hirnzelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hirn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirnbrain
2Middle High Germanhirne—
3Old High Germanhirnibrain
4Proto-West Germanic*hirʀnībrain

via German Zelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZellecell
2Old High Germanzellachamber
3Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī →Every word from Old High German hirni →Every word from Middle High German hirne →