Where does “hernes” come from?

hernes (Middle English) comes from Old English hærnes, from Proto-West Germanic *herʀn, from Proto-Germanic hersô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

hernes (Middle English): herns; the mental organ of a living being

Definitions

  1. herns; the mental organ of a living being

Ancestry of “hernes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhærnesbrains
2Proto-West Germanic*herʀn—
3Proto-Germanichersôcrown of head
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hernes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hersô →