Where does “Gluckhenne” come from?

Gluckhenne (German) comes from German henne, from Middle High German henne, from Old High German henna, from Proto-Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

Ancestry of “Gluckhenne”, step by step

Gluckhenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German henne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhennehen female chicken
2Middle High Germanhenne—
3Old High Germanhennahen
4Proto-Germanic*hannju—
5Proto-Germanichanjōhen
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing

via German glücken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglückento succeed
2Middle High Germanklucken—
3Proto-Germanicklukkwōnąto cluck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hannju →