Where does “hjørne” come from?

hjørne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hjørne, from Old Norse hyrna, from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

hjørne (Norwegian Bokmål): a corner

Definitions

  1. a corner

Ancestry of “hjørne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhjørnecorner; nook; niche
2Old Norsehyrnapoint of an axe-head
3Proto-Germanichurnijǭa little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hjørne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ →Every word from Old Norse hyrna →