Where does “Moorhuhn” come from?

Moorhuhn (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.

Moorhuhn (German): willow grouse, willow ptarmigan

Definitions

  1. willow grouse, willow ptarmigan

Ancestry of “Moorhuhn”, step by step

Moorhuhn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German huhn

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

via German moor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmoormarsh, mire, bog
2Middle Low Germanmōr—
3Old Saxonmōr—
4Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →