Where does “Birkhuhn” come from?

Birkhuhn (German) comes from German huhn, from Middle High German huon, from Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic hōn, from Proto-Germanic hōną, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

Birkhuhn (German): black grouse

Definitions

  1. black grouse

Ancestry of “Birkhuhn”, step by step

Birkhuhn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German huhn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhuhnchicken
2Middle High Germanhuonhen
3Old High Germanhuonchicken
4Proto-West Germanichōnhen, chicken
5Proto-Germanichōnąhen, chicken
6Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
7Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

via German birke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbirkebirch tree
2Middle High Germanbirke—
3Old High Germanbirkaa birch tree
4Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
5Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

Words derived from “Birkhuhn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōną →