Where does “Hann” come from?

Hann (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Hann (Pennsylvania German): brain; horn

Definitions

  1. brain; horn

Ancestry of “Hann”, step by step

Hann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German horn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhornhorn
2Proto-West Germanichornhorn
3Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Middle High German hirne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhirne—
2Old High Germanhirnibrain
3Proto-West Germanic*hirʀnībrain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →