Where does “marihøne” come from?

marihøne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk høne, from Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic hōnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

marihøne (Norwegian Nynorsk): ladybug

Definitions

  1. ladybug

Ancestry of “marihøne”, step by step

marihøne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk Mari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskMari—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōnijǭ →Every word from Old Norse hǿna →