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 female chicken

Definitions

  1. hen female chicken

Ancestry of “henne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhenne—
2Old High Germanhennahen
3Proto-Germanic*hannju—
4Proto-Germanichanjōhen
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing

Words derived from “henne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hannju →