Where does “Brathähnchen” come from?

Brathähnchen (German) comes from German Hähnchen, from German hahn, from Middle High German hane, from Old High German havēn, from Proto-West Germanic habbjan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Brathähnchen (German): roast chicken

Definitions

  1. roast chicken

Ancestry of “Brathähnchen”, step by step

Brathähnchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hähnchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHähnchenDiminutive of Hahn; chicken
2Germanhahncock, rooster
3Middle High Germanhane
4Old High Germanhavēn
5Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
6Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via German brāten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrāten
2Middle High Germanbrātenor to fry, to roast, to broil
3Old High Germanbrātan
4Proto-West Germanicbrādan
5Proto-Germanicbrēdanąto warm, heat, broil; to roast
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną