Where does “” come from?

hå (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German hane, from Old High German havēn, from Proto-West Germanic habbjan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

(Cimbrian): cock, rooster

Definitions

  1. cock, rooster

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhane
2Old High Germanhavēn
3Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
4Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną