Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hersô
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂sō (“top of the head/skull”), from the root *ḱerh₂s- (“head”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*hersô n
- (anatomy) crown of the head
Inflection
[edit]| neuter an-stemDeclension of *hersô (neuter an-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hersô | *hersōnō | |
| vocative | *hersô | *hersōnō | |
| accusative | *hersô | *hersōnō | |
| genitive | *hirsiniz | *hersanǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hirsini | *hersammaz | |
| instrumental | *hirsinē | *hersammiz | |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hersan- ~ *herzan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 221-2: “*hersan-”