Where does “hersene” come from?

hersene (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic hirzniją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “hersene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichirznijąbrain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hersene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →