Where does “mariehøne” come from?

mariehøne (Danish) comes from Danish Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

mariehøne (Danish): lady beetle, ladybug, ladybird

Definitions

  1. lady beetle, ladybug, ladybird

Ancestry of “mariehøne”, step by step

mariehøne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Marie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishMarieVirgin Mary
2LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
3Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
4Hebrewמִרְיָם
5Aramaicמריםbitter
6Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

via Danish høne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhønehen; chicken
2Old Norsehǿnahen (female of the chicken, Gallus gallus)
3Proto-Germanichōnijǭhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים