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
- a cock or rooster; a cock or hammer of a firearm
Ancestry of “hane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hani | a cock, rooster |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hanô | rooster, cock |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kan- | to sing; hemp |