Etymology Explorer
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Where does “han” come from?
han (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hánn, from Proto-Norse hānaʀ.
han
(Old Swedish): he
Definitions
he
Ancestry of “han”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
hánn
he third-person nominative singular masculine personal pronoun
2
Proto-Norse
hānaʀ
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Words derived from “han”
hän
han
hane
hänseende
hänsyn
hänvisa
därhän
hänrycka
hånfull
hånflin
hånflina
hånle
hånleende
hånskratt
hånskratta
varthän
hänvisning
hanblomma
hänsynsfull
hänsynslös
brushane
hankontakt
hänryckning
hånfullhet
Every word from Proto-Norse hānaʀ →
Every word from Old Norse hánn →