Where does “Fasanenhahn” come from?

Fasanenhahn (German) comes 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,...

Fasanenhahn (German): pheasant cock

Definitions

  1. pheasant cock

Ancestry of “Fasanenhahn”, step by step

Fasanenhahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hahn

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

via German fasān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfasānpheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
2Middle High Germanfasān—
3Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
4Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
5Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
6Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →