Where does “orrhøne” come from?
orrhøne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk høne, from Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic hōnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.
orrhøne (Norwegian Nynorsk): greyhen
Ancestry of “orrhøne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | høne | a hen; a fanny; a shuttlecock |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǿna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hōnijǭ | hen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kan- | to sing; hemp |