Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/herzną

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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

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *ḱersnó-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-. Indo-European cognates include Proto-Slavic *sernъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

*herzną n

  1. (North Germanic) frozen snow, snow crust

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *herzną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *herzną *herznō
vocative *herzną *herznō
accusative *herzną *herznō
genitive *herznas, *hirznis *herznǫ̂
dative *herznai *herznamaz
instrumental *herznō *herznamiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: hjarn
  • → Proto-Samic: *kearnē (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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