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

  1. brain; wave, billow; flood, sea

Ancestry of “hærn”, step by step

hærn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hræn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrænwave, billow; flood, sea
2Proto-West Germanic*hraʀnuwave
3Proto-Germanichraznōwave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrosnéh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankres-spring, surge, wave

via Proto-West Germanic *herʀn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*herʀn—
2Proto-Germanichersôcrown of head
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hærn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kres- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krosnéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraznō →