Where does “lårhøne” come from?

lårhøne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lår, from Old Norse lær, from Proto-Germanic lahwaz, from Proto-Indo-European logʷʰ-es-.

lårhøne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a charley horse in the thigh

Definitions

  1. a charley horse in the thigh

Ancestry of “lårhøne”, step by step

lårhøne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklåra thigh
2Old Norselærthigh
3Proto-Germaniclahwazthigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʷʰ-es-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk høne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhønea hen; a fanny; a shuttlecock
2Old Norsehǿnahen (female of the chicken, Gallus gallus)
3Proto-Germanichōnijǭhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European logʷʰ-es- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lahwaz →Every word from Old Norse lær →
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