Where does “mariuhøna” come from?

mariuhøna (Faroese) comes from Faroese høna, from Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic hōnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

mariuhøna (Faroese): ladybug, ladybird

Definitions

  1. ladybug, ladybird

Ancestry of “mariuhøna”, step by step

mariuhøna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese høna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehønahen, chicken; stapler
2Old Norsehǿnahen (female of the chicken, Gallus gallus)
3Proto-Germanichōnijǭhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

via Faroese Maria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseMariaMary
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōnijǭ →Every word from Old Norse hǿna →