Where does “hanneton” come from?
hanneton (Norman) comes from French hanneton, from Middle French hanneton, from Old French haneton, from Frankish hano, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.
hanneton (Norman): cockchafer, May bug
Ancestry of “hanneton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | hanneton | cockchafer, June bug; scatterbrain |
| 2 | Middle French | hanneton | — |
| 3 | Old French | haneton | — |
| 4 | Frankish | hano | rooster |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hanô | rooster, cock |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kan- | to sing; hemp |