Where does “hane” come from?

hane (Danish) comes from Danish hån, from Middle Dutch hônen, from Old Dutch hōnen, from Proto-West Germanic haunijan, from Proto-Germanic haunijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

hane (Danish): cock, rooster; tap, faucet; a cock or hammer of a...

Definitions

  1. cock, rooster; tap, faucet; a cock or hammer of a...

Ancestry of “hane”, step by step

hane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhånscorn; disdain; derision
2Middle Dutchhônento mistreat, to harm, to dishonour
3Old Dutchhōnento mock, to humiliate
4Proto-West Germanichaunijanto humiliate, to dishonour
5Proto-Germanichaunijanąto humiliate, to dishonour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

via Old Danish hanæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishhanæ—
2Old Norsehania cock, rooster
3Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “hane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haunijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haunijan →