Where does “Hanne” come from?
Hanne (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hane, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.
Hanne (Saterland Frisian): hen
Ancestry of “Hanne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | hane | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hanjō | hen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂n- | to sing |