Where does “henna” come from?

henna (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

henna (Old High German): hen

Definitions

  1. hen

Ancestry of “henna”, step by step

henna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *hannju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hannju—
2Proto-Germanichanjōhen
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing

via Germanic *hanjō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*hanjō—

Words derived from “henna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hannju →