Where does “hain” come from?
hain (English) comes from Middle English hayne, from Middle English haynen, from Old Norse hegna, from Proto-Germanic haginjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
hain (English): To hedge or fence in; inclose; protect by...
Definitions
- To hedge or fence in; inclose; protect by...
Ancestry of “hain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hayne | — |
| 2 | Middle English | haynen | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | hegna | to protect; defend |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haginjaną | To hedge or fence in, to hain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |