Where does “hymnus” come from?

hymnus (German) comes from Ancient Greek ὕμνος, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂em- — sing; to sing.

Ancestry of “hymnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὕμνοςsong, hymn, ode
2Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂em-sing; to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂em- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕμνος →
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