Where does “hyrne” come from?

hyrne (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *hurnijā, from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

hyrne (Old English): horn; corner; angle

Definitions

  1. horn; corner; angle

Ancestry of “hyrne”, step by step

hyrne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *hurnijā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hurnijā—
2Proto-Germanichurnijǭa little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Proto-Germanic hurnijō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichurnijōa little horn; hook

via Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hurnijācorner, angle

Words derived from “hyrne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hurnijā →