Where does “hen do” come from?

hen do (English) comes from English hen, from Middle English hen, from Old English henn, from Proto-West Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

hen do (English): A hen party

Definitions

  1. A hen party

Ancestry of “hen do”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhenA female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs
2Middle Englishhenhen, chicken; female bird
3Old Englishhennhen
4Proto-West Germanic*hannjuhen
5Proto-Germanichanjōhen
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing

Words derived from “hen do”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hannju →
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