Where does “lillehjerne” come from?

lillehjerne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hjerne, from Old Norse hjarni, from Proto-Germanic hersô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

lillehjerne (Norwegian Bokmål): cerebellum

Definitions

  1. cerebellum

Ancestry of “lillehjerne”, step by step

lillehjerne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hjerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhjernebrain
2Old Norsehjarnithe brain
3Proto-Germanichersôcrown of head
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Norwegian Bokmål lille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållilledefinite singular of liten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hersô →