Where does “Henning” come from?

Henning (Danish) comes from German Heinrich, from Old High German Heimrih, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “Henning”, step by step

Henning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Heinrich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeinrichGerman given name; Henry
2Old High GermanHeimrih—
3Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
4Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
5Proto-Celticrīxsking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Latin Johannes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinJohannesJohn
2Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
3HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
4Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
5Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
6Arabicخُنَّة—

Words derived from “Henning”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →