Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hersô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

*herznô
*hirzniją

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“head”).

Noun

*hersô n

(anatomy) crown of head

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *hersô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hersô	*hersaniz
vocative	*hersô	*hersaniz
accusative	*hersanų	*hersanunz
genitive	*hirsiniz	*hersanǫ̂
dative	*hirsini	*hersammaz
instrumental	*hirsinē	*hersammiz

Descendants

Old Norse: hjarsi, hjassi
- Icelandic: hjarsi, hjassi
- Norwegian: isse
- Swedish: hjässa