Where does “heyrn” come from?

heyrn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse heyrn, from Proto-Germanic hauzīniz, from Proto-Germanic hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱh₂owsyéti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

heyrn (Icelandic): hearing; something heard

Definitions

  1. hearing; something heard

Ancestry of “heyrn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheyrnhearing
2Proto-Germanichauzīnizhearing
3Proto-Germanichauzijanąto hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱh₂owsyétito be sharp-eared, to hear well
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “heyrn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱh₂owsyéti →