Where does “hinny” come from?
hinny (English) comes from English Harry, from Old French Henri, from Latin Henrīcus, from Old High German Haimirich, from Old High German rihhi, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
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Ancestry of “hinny”, step by step
hinny traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Harry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Harry | The drug heroin |
| 2 | Old French | Henri | — |
| 3 | Latin | Henrīcus | — |
| 4 | Old High German | Haimirich | — |
| 5 | Old High German | rihhi | rich; empire, kingdom, realm |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English ginny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ginny | Affected by gin; resembling or characteristic of... |
| 2 | English | gin | A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by... |
| 3 | English | Geneva | Gin, especially jenever |
| 4 | Dutch | genever | Alternative spelling of jenever; juniper |
| 5 | Old French | genevre | juniper; juniper berry or extract from these... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | ziniperus | — |
| 7 | Latin | iūniperus | juniper-tree |
| 8 | English | juniper | Any shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the... |
| 9 | Middle English | junyper | Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant |
via English honey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | honey | A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar... |
| 2 | Middle English | hony | Honey; Nectar; the secretion of flowers;... |
| 3 | Old English | huniġ | honey |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hunag | honey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hunagą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |