hirni
Old High German
noun
Definitions
- brain
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją (brain) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (horn, head, top, shatter, smash, break, mix).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱerh₂-
Gloss
horn, head, top, shatter, smash, break, mix
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
頭
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- carina Latin
- cerebellum Latin
- cerebrum Latin
- cernuus Latin
- cervix Latin
- cervīcem Latin
- cervīx, cervix, cervīcem Latin
- cornū Latin
- Hirn German
- cornare Italian
- κάρυον Ancient Greek
- κέρας Ancient Greek
- κεράννυμι Ancient Greek
- κεραυνός Ancient Greek
- κορυφαῖος Ancient Greek
- κρατήρ Ancient Greek
- *(s)tewd- Proto-Indo-European
- *kerud- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱerh₂-s-on- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱerh₂s- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱerh₂wós Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱorh₂u Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱr̥h₂wós Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱérh₂sō Proto-Indo-European
- *hersô Proto-Germanic
- *herutaz Proto-Germanic
- *hirzniją Proto-Germanic
- *hurnijǭ Proto-Germanic
- *hurną Proto-Germanic
- hærn Old English
- hærnes Old English
- शिर Sanskrit
- शीर्षन् Sanskrit
- hjarni Old Norse
- hjarsi Old Norse
- *korva Proto-Slavic
- hjarni Icelandic
- पंच Hindi
- سر Persian
- سرنا Persian
- hersene Middle Dutch
- hirne Middle High German
- Gehir Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Hir Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *Cerno-on-os Proto-Celtic
- *karnos Proto-Celtic
- *kerati Proto-Celtic
- *ćarHabʰás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *ćr̥Has Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *ćr̥Hwa- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *kerazrom Proto-Italic
- *krās Proto-Italic
- *krāzrō Proto-Italic
- 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 Middle Persian
- *tsera Proto-Albanian
- *tˢira Proto-Albanian
- *sarah- Proto-Iranian
- *kerawós Proto-Hellenic
- kerpetis Old Prussian
- *śirˀšō bat-pro