Where does “Hähnchenschenkel” come from?

Hähnchenschenkel (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,...

Hähnchenschenkel (German): chicken leg (for food)

Definitions

  1. chicken leg (for food)

Ancestry of “Hähnchenschenkel”, step by step

Hähnchenschenkel 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 schenkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschenkeleach of the two main parts of a leg; shank (lower part) or thigh (upper part)
2Middle High Germanschenkel
3Old High Germanscanca
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną