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Where does “hón” come from?

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

hón (Old Norse): she

Definitions

  1. she

Ancestry of “hón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚾᚢ—
2Proto-Germanicainazone; some
3Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “hón”

  • hona
  • hon
  • honblomma
  • hun
  • hunkat
  • hende
  • hana
  • hún
  • henna
  • hon
  • hu
  • hon
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