Where does “Odinshühnchen” come from?

Odinshühnchen (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.

Odinshühnchen (German): red-necked phalarope bird of the species

Definitions

  1. red-necked phalarope bird of the species

Ancestry of “Odinshühnchen”, step by step

Odinshühnchen 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 Odin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOdinWodan
2Old NorseÓðinnOdin
3Proto-GermanicWōdanazWoden or Odin, the Germanic supreme god. Identified in later times with the Roman god Mercury
4Proto-Germanicwōdazexcited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan-Every word from Proto-Germanic hanôEvery word from Proto-Germanic hōną