Where does “hun” come from?

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

hun (Old Danish): she / it (feminine nominative pronoun)

Definitions

  1. she / it (feminine nominative pronoun)

Ancestry of “hun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehónshe
2Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚾᚢ—
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚾᚢ →