Where does “Gehir” come from?

Gehir (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Hir, from Old High German hirni, from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī — brain.

Gehir (Luxembourgish): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “Gehir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishHirbrain
2Old High Germanhirnibrain
3Proto-West Germanic*hirʀnībrain
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnīEvery word from Old High German hirniEvery word from Luxembourgish Hir