Where does “henne” come from?
henne (Middle High German) comes from Old High German henna, from Proto-Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.
Ancestry of “henne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | henna | hen |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *hannju | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hanjō | hen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂n- | to sing |
Words derived from “henne”