Where does “Hahnenschrei” come from?

Hahnenschrei (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,...

Hahnenschrei (German): cockcrow

Definitions

  1. cockcrow

Ancestry of “Hahnenschrei”, step by step

Hahnenschrei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hahn

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,...

via German schrei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschreisingular imperative of schreien
2Middle High Germanschrei
3Old High Germanscrei
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną
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