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

Definitions

  1. a peahen

Ancestry of “páhæna”, step by step

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