Where does “hjørne” come from?

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

hjørne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a corner

Definitions

  1. a corner

Ancestry of “hjørne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhjørnea corner
2Danishhjørnecorner; nook; niche
3Old Norsehyrnapoint of an axe-head
4Proto-Germanichurnijǭa little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook
5Proto-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 →