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

  1. a hen; a fanny; a shuttlecock

Ancestry of “høne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǿnahen (female of the chicken, Gallus gallus)
2Proto-Germanichōnijǭhen
3Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “høne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōnijǭ →Every word from Old Norse hǿna →