Where does “huhn” come from?

huhn (German) comes 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.

huhn (German): chicken

Definitions

  1. chicken

Ancestry of “huhn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “huhn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōną →
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