Where does “hon” come from?

hon (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hōn, from Old Norse hón, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚾᚢ, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

hon (Swedish): she; the third-person, singular, feminine pronoun...

Definitions

  1. she; the third-person, singular, feminine pronoun...

Ancestry of “hon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhōnshe
2Old Norsehónshe
3Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚾᚢ—
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “hon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚾᚢ →