Where does “haan” come from?

haan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch haan, from Middle Dutch hane, from Old Dutch hano, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

haan (Afrikaans): cock, rooster

Definitions

  1. cock, rooster

Ancestry of “haan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhaanA cock, a rooster; The male of various other...
2Middle Dutchhane—
3Old Dutchhanorooster
4Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
5Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Old Dutch hano →