Where does “burhøne” come from?

burhøne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bur, from Old Norse búr, from Proto-Germanic būraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

burhøne (Norwegian Bokmål): a battery hen

Definitions

  1. a battery hen

Ancestry of “burhøne”, step by step

burhøne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålburcage; goal
2Old Norsebúr—
3Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Norwegian Bokmål høne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhønea hen; a fanny; a shuttlecock
2Old Norsehǿnahen (female of the chicken, Gallus gallus)
3Proto-Germanichōnijǭhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būraz →Every word from Old Norse búr →