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.
Mittelhirn (German): midbrain
Ancestry of “Mittelhirn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Hirn | brain |
| 2 | Middle High German | hirne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hirni | brain |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hirʀnī | — |