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Where does “hancred” come from?

hancred (Old English) comes from Old English hana, from Proto-West Germanic hanō, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

hancred (Old English): the period of the early morning when roosters...

Definitions

  1. the period of the early morning when roosters...

Ancestry of “hancred”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhanarooster
2Proto-West Germanichanōcock, rooster
3Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
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