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Where does “heyrn” come from?

heyrn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hauzīniz, from Proto-Germanic hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱh₂owsyéti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

heyrn (Old Norse): hearing

Definitions

  1. hearing

Ancestry of “heyrn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichauzīnizhearing
2Proto-Germanichauzijanąto hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱh₂owsyétito be sharp-eared, to hear well
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “heyrn”

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