Where does “hjón” come from?

hjón (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hjún, from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō — married couple, household.

hjón (Icelandic): married couple

Definitions

  1. married couple

Ancestry of “hjón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjún—
2Proto-Germanic*hīwōnōmarried couple, household

Words derived from “hjón”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō →Every word from Old Norse hjún →