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

Definitions

  1. cockchafer, May bug

Ancestry of “hanneton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhannetoncockchafer, June bug; scatterbrain
2Middle Frenchhanneton—
3Old Frenchhaneton—
4Frankishhanorooster
5Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
6Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Frankish hano →
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