Where does “hjon” come from?

hjon (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hion, from Old Norse [[hjón]], [[hjún]], [[hjú]], from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō — married couple, household.

hjon (Swedish): household member

Definitions

  1. household member

Ancestry of “hjon”, step by step

hjon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish hion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhionhousehold member
2Old Norse[[hjón]], [[hjún]], [[hjú]]—
3Proto-Germanic*hīwōnōmarried couple, household

via Old Danish hion,hiona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishhion,hiona—
2Old Norse[[hjón]]—

via Old Norse hjón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjón—

Words derived from “hjon”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō →Every word from Old Norse [[hjón]], [[hjún]], [[hjú]] →Every word from Old Swedish hion →