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Where does “*hannju” come from?
*hannju (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.
Ancestry of “*hannju”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
hanjō
hen
2
Proto-Indo-European
keh₂n-
to sing
Words derived from “*hannju”
hen
henhouse
henpecked
henbane
hencoop
henwife
hennery
henroost
henyard
waterhen
henny
henpeck
woodhen
henlike
swamphen
henhood
henpeckery
sagehen
henpecker
henless
henna
henn
hen
henne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →
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