Where does “páhæna” come from?
páhæna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hæna, from Old Norse hœna, from Proto-Germanic hōnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.
páhæna (Icelandic): a peahen
Ancestry of “páhæna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | hæna | a hen, a chicken; a person who gets drunk from... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hœna | hen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hōnijǭ | hen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kan- | to sing; hemp |