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Where does “hurnijō” come from?

hurnijō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “hurnijō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hurnijō”

  • hirn
  • hern
  • hyrne
  • hirne
  • herne
  • hyrne
  • hirn
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