Where does “hjørneflagg” come from?

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

hjørneflagg (Norwegian Nynorsk): a corner flag

Definitions

  1. a corner flag

Ancestry of “hjørneflagg”, step by step

hjørneflagg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hjørne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhjørnea corner
2Norwegian Bokmålhjørnea corner
3Danishhjørnecorner; nook; niche
4Old Norsehyrnapoint of an axe-head
5Proto-Germanichurnijǭa little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Norwegian Nynorsk flagg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflaggflag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ →Every word from Old Norse hyrna →