Where does “burhøns” come from?

burhøns (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...

burhøns (Norwegian Bokmål): battery hens

Definitions

  1. battery hens

Ancestry of “burhøns”, step by step

burhøns 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 høns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhønshens
2Old Norsehœns—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būraz →Every word from Old Norse búr →
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