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
Ancestry of “Henne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | henne | — |
| 2 | Old High German | henna | hen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hannju | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hanjō | hen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂n- | to sing |