Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “hërne” come from?

hërne (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hirni, from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī.

Ancestry of “hërne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhirnibrain
2Proto-West Germanic*hirʀnī—

Words derived from “hërne”

  • hirnlos
  • Gehirnschädigung
  • Dummhirn
  • hirntot
  • Hirnaktivität
  • Hirnhautentzündung
  • Hirnkoralle
  • Hirnhaut
  • Hirn
  • Hirngespinst
  • Gehirn
  • Gehirnwäsche
  • Gehirnfunktion
  • Mittelhirn
  • Hirnschädel
  • Gehirnerschütterung
  • Hirnschale
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