Where does “Hühnchen” come from?

Hühnchen (German) comes from German huhn, from Middle High German huon, from Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic hōn, from Proto-Germanic hōną, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

Hühnchen (German): Diminutive of Huhn; chicken

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Huhn; chicken

Ancestry of “Hühnchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhuhnchicken
2Middle High Germanhuonhen
3Old High Germanhuonchicken
4Proto-West Germanichōnhen, chicken
5Proto-Germanichōnąhen, chicken
6Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
7Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “Hühnchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōną →
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