From Middle English herne panne, hern panne, equivalent to harns + pan. Cognate with Scots harn-pan ("harnpan"), Middle Dutch and Middle Low German hernepanne, Dutch hersenpan. Compare also Middle Low German panne ("pan, forehead"), Danish pande ("pan, forehead"), Swedish panna ("pan, forehead").
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