Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hurnijǭ

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

Etymology

From *hurną (“horn”) +‎ *-jǭ (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxur.ni.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*hurnijǭ f

1. a little horn; hook
2. an angle; corner; nook

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *hurnijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hurnijǭ	*hurnijōniz
vocative	*hurnijǭ	*hurnijōniz
accusative	*hurnijōnų	*hurnijōnunz
genitive	*hurnijōniz	*hurnijōnǫ̂
dative	*hurnijōni	*hurnijōmaz
instrumental	*hurnijōnē	*hurnijōmiz

Synonyms

• *hurningaz
• *winkilaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hurnijā
  • Old English: hyrne
    • Middle English: hyrne, hürne, hirne, herne
      • Scots: hirne, hirn
      • English: hirn, hern
  • Old Frisian: herne, hirne
    • North Frisian: heern, hören, hjaarn, jaan
    • Saterland Frisian: Häidene
    • West Frisian: herne
  • Old Saxon: *hurnia, *hornia
    • Middle Low German: hurn, horne, harn, hoern
      • German Low German: Hörn
  • Old Dutch: *hurna, *horna
    • Middle Dutch: horne
      • Dutch: horn
• Old Norse: hyrna
  • Icelandic: hyrna
  • Faroese: hyrna
  • Middle Norwegian: hyrni
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hyrne
  • Old Swedish: hyrna
    • Swedish: hörna
  • Danish: hjørne
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: hjørne
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: hjørne
  • ⇒ Old Norse: hyrning
  • ⇒ Old Norse: hyrningr