Where does “hjørnetann” come from?

hjørnetann (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.

hjørnetann (Norwegian Nynorsk): a canine tooth

Definitions

  1. a canine tooth

Ancestry of “hjørnetann”, step by step

hjørnetann 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 tann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktanna tooth; a cog
2Old Norsetǫnntooth
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ →Every word from Old Norse hyrna →