Where does “Schnuddelhong” come from?

Schnuddelhong (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish hong, from Middle High German huon, 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.

Schnuddelhong (Luxembourgish): turkey

Definitions

  1. turkey

Ancestry of “Schnuddelhong”, step by step

Schnuddelhong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish hong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishhongchicken, hen
2Middle High Germanhuonhen
3Old High Germanhuonchicken
4Proto-West Germanichōnhen, chicken
5Proto-Germanichōnąhen, chicken
6Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
7Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

via Luxembourgish Schnuddel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchnuddelsnot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōną →
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