Where does “hærnes” come from?
hærnes (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *herʀn, from Proto-Germanic hersô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
hærnes (Old English): brains
Ancestry of “hærnes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *herʀn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hersô | crown of head |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂s- | head; hornet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
Words derived from “hærnes”