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

hancred traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hana

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

via Old English crēd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrēd—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hanō →