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
Ancestry of “henne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | henna | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hannju | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hanjō | hen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂n- | to sing |