Where does “Henne” come from?

Henne (German) comes from Middle High German henne, from Old High German henna, from Proto-Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

Henne (German): hen

Definitions

  1. hen

Ancestry of “Henne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhenne—
2Old High Germanhennahen
3Proto-Germanic*hannju—
4Proto-Germanichanjōhen
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hannju →