Where does “hun” come from?

hun (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hun, from Old Norse hón, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚾᚢ, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

hun (Norwegian Bokmål): she; back board

Definitions

  1. she; back board

Ancestry of “hun”, step by step

hun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhunshe; female, she
2Old Norsehónshe
3Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚾᚢ—
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Old Norse húnn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehúnna bear cub; urchin; knob atop a mast-head
2Proto-Germanichūnazsomething swollen; a swelling; piece of wood;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱūnósswollen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “hun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚾᚢ →