Where does “Mittelhirn” come from?

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

Mittelhirn (German): midbrain

Definitions

  1. midbrain

Ancestry of “Mittelhirn”, step by step

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