Where does “hærn” come from?
hærn (Old English) comes from Old English hræn, from Proto-West Germanic *hraʀnu, from Proto-Germanic hraznō, from Proto-Indo-European krosnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kres- — spring, surge, wave.
hærn (Old English): brain; wave, billow; flood, sea
Definitions
- brain; wave, billow; flood, sea
Ancestry of “hærn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hræn | wave, billow; flood, sea |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hraʀnu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hraznō | wave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krosnéh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kres- | spring, surge, wave |
Words derived from “hærn”