hernes
Middle English
/ˈhɛrn(ə)s/
plural noun
Definitions
- herns; the mental organ of a living being.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hærnes (brains) derived from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją (brain).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hirzniją
Gloss
brain
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
脳
Emoji
🧟 🧠
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- harnpan English
- harns English
- *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱerh₂-s-on- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱerh₂s- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱérh₂sō Proto-Indo-European
- *hirzniją Proto-Germanic
- hærn Old English
- hærnes Old English
- herne panne Middle English
- panne Middle English
- hjarni Old Norse
- hjarsi Old Norse
- hersene Middle Dutch
- hirni Old High German