Where does “Hong” come from?

Hong (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic hōn, from Proto-Germanic hōną, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

Hong (Luxembourgish): chicken, hen

Definitions

  1. chicken, hen

Ancestry of “Hong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhuonchicken
2Proto-West Germanichōnhen, chicken
3Proto-Germanichōnąhen, chicken
4Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
5Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōną →