Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hurnijā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ.

Noun

*hurnijā f

1. corner, angle

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hurnijā
Genitive	*hurnijōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hurnijā	*hurnijōn
Accusative	*hurnijōn	*hurnijōn
Genitive	*hurnijōn	*hurnijōnō
Dative	*hurnijōn	*hurnijōm, *hurnijum
Instrumental	*hurnijōn	*hurnijōm, *hurnijum

Related terms

• *hurn
• *hurning

Descendants

• 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