hern

English

/hɜːn/

noun

Definitions

(now chiefly) Corner, nook.
(now chiefly) A recess beside a wide chimney-fireside.
(now chiefly) A corner of angular piece of land; a nook of land projecting into another district, parish, or field.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English herne inherited from Old English hyrne (corner, angle, horn, river bend, hill recess) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hurnijō derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱera(w)-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱera(w)-

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Hearn English
*ḱera(w)- Proto-Indo-European
*hurnijō Proto-Germanic
*hurnijǭ Proto-Germanic
hyrne Old English
herne Middle English
hirne Middle English
hirn Scots

Hearn