Where does “Hunn” come from?

Hunn (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German hano, from Proto-West Germanic hanō, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

Hunn (Luxembourgish): cockerel, rooster

Definitions

  1. cockerel, rooster

Ancestry of “Hunn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhanocock (male chicken), rooster
2Proto-West Germanichanōcock, rooster
3Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hanō →