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Proto-Germanic
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂sō (“top of the head/skull”), from the root *ḱerh₂s- (“head”).[1]
Noun
*hersô n
- (anatomy) crown of the head
Inflection
| neuter an-stemDeclension of *hersô (neuter an-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*hersô
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*hersōnō
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| vocative
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*hersô
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*hersōnō
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| accusative
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*hersô
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*hersōnō
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| genitive
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*hirsiniz
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*hersanǫ̂
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| dative
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*hirsini
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*hersammaz
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| instrumental
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*hirsinē
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*hersammiz
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Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hersan- ~ *herzan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 221-2: “*hersan-”
