Where does “Hähnchen” come from?

Hähnchen (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,...

Hähnchen (German): Diminutive of Hahn; chicken

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Hahn; chicken

Ancestry of “Hähnchen”, step by step

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,...

Words derived from “Hähnchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →