Where does “hæna” come from?

hæna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hœna, from Proto-Germanic hōnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

hæna (Icelandic): a hen, a chicken; a person who gets drunk from...

Definitions

  1. a hen, a chicken; a person who gets drunk from...

Ancestry of “hæna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehœnahen
2Proto-Germanichōnijǭhen
3Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “hæna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōnijǭ →Every word from Old Norse hœna →