Where does “huon” come from?

huon (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hōn, from Proto-Germanic hōną, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

huon (Old High German): chicken

Definitions

  1. chicken

Ancestry of “huon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichōnhen, chicken
2Proto-Germanichōnąhen, chicken
3Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “huon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōną →