Where does “Hahn” come from?

Hahn (German) comes 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,...

Hahn (German): cock, rooster; tap, faucet, spigot, stopcock

Definitions

  1. cock, rooster; tap, faucet, spigot, stopcock

Ancestry of “Hahn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Hahn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →