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

  1. cockchafer, June bug; scatterbrain

Ancestry of “hanneton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchhanneton—
2Old Frenchhaneton—
3Frankishhanorooster
4Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
5Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “hanneton”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Frankish hano →
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