Where does “henne” come from?

henne (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch henna, from Proto-West Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

henne (Middle Dutch): hen, chicken

Definitions

  1. hen, chicken

Ancestry of “henne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhenna—
2Proto-West Germanic*hannjuhen
3Proto-Germanichanjōhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing

Words derived from “henne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hannju →