Where does “hann” come from?

hann (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk han, from Old Norse hánn, from Proto-Norse hānaʀ.

hann (Norwegian Nynorsk): male

Definitions

  1. male

Ancestry of “hann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhanhe, him, it
2Old Norsehánnhe third-person nominative singular masculine personal pronoun
3Proto-Norsehānaʀ—

Words derived from “hann”

Every word from Proto-Norse hānaʀ →Every word from Old Norse hánn →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk han →