Where does “issæ” come from?

issæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse hjarsi, from Proto-Germanic hersô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “issæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjarsicrown of the head
2Proto-Germanichersôcrown of head
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “issæ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hersô →