Where does “hænsnabú” come from?

hænsnabú (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bú, from Old Norse bú, from Proto-Germanic būą — building, dwelling.

hænsnabú (Icelandic): chicken farm

Definitions

  1. chicken farm

Ancestry of “hænsnabú”, step by step

hænsnabú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbúhousekeeping; farm; estate
2Old Norsebúdwelling, household, farm, estate, housekeeping,...
3Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling

via Icelandic hænsna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichænsna—
Every word from Proto-Germanic būą →Every word from Old Norse bú →Every word from Icelandic bú →