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Where does “hanenkam” come from?

hanenkam (Dutch) comes from Dutch haan, from Middle Dutch hane, from Old Dutch hano, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

hanenkam (Dutch): cockscomb, the fleshy crest on the top of a...

Definitions

  1. cockscomb, the fleshy crest on the top of a...

Ancestry of “hanenkam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhaanA cock, a rooster; The male of various other...
2Middle Dutchhane—
3Old Dutchhanorooster
4Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
5Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →