Where does “Hendl” come from?

Hendl (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German hendl, from Old High German *henil, from Old High German hano, from Proto-West Germanic hanō, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

Hendl (Bavarian): chicken

Definitions

  1. chicken

Ancestry of “Hendl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhendl—
2Old High German*henil—
3Old High Germanhanocock (male chicken), rooster
4Proto-West Germanichanōcock, rooster
5Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
6Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hanō →