Where does “kornhæna” come from?

kornhæna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic korn, from Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic kurną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kornhæna (Icelandic): quail; common quail

Definitions

  1. quail; common quail

Ancestry of “kornhæna”, step by step

kornhæna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic korn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickorncorn; grain
2Old Norsekorncorn; grain
3Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Icelandic hæna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichænaa hen, a chicken; a person who gets drunk from...
2Old Norsehœnahen
3Proto-Germanichōnijǭhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →
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