Where does “Thorshühnchen” come from?

Thorshühnchen (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.

Thorshühnchen (German): red phalarope bird of the species

Definitions

  1. red phalarope bird of the species

Ancestry of “Thorshühnchen”, step by step

Thorshühnchen 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 Thor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanThorObsolete spelling of Tor which was deprecated in...
2Old NorseþórrThor, thunder
3Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōną →