Where does “hane” come from?

hane (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hani, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

hane (Norwegian Bokmål): a cock or rooster; a cock or hammer of a firearm

Definitions

  1. a cock or rooster; a cock or hammer of a firearm

Ancestry of “hane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehania cock, rooster
2Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
3Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “hane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Old Norse hani →