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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | huhn | chicken |
| 2 | Middle High German | huon | hen |
| 3 | Old High German | huon | chicken |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hōn | hen, chicken |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hōną | hen, chicken |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hanô | rooster, cock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kan- | to sing; hemp |
via German Odin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Odin | Wodan |
| 2 | Old Norse | Óðinn | Odin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Wōdanaz | Woden or Odin, the Germanic supreme god. Identified in later times with the Roman god Mercury |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wōdaz | excited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂t- | excited, inspired; possessed, raging |