Where does “høne” come from?
høne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic hōnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.
høne (Norwegian Bokmål): a hen; a fanny; a shuttlecock
Definitions
- a hen; a fanny; a shuttlecock
Ancestry of “høne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hǿna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hōnijǭ | hen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kan- | to sing; hemp |