Where does “hanneton” come from?
hanneton (French) comes from Middle French hanneton, from Old French haneton, from Frankish hano, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.
hanneton (French): cockchafer, June bug; scatterbrain
Definitions
- cockchafer, June bug; scatterbrain
Ancestry of “hanneton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | hanneton | — |
| 2 | Old French | haneton | — |
| 3 | Frankish | hano | rooster |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hanô | rooster, cock |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kan- | to sing; hemp |
Words derived from “hanneton”