Where does “rörhöna” come from?

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

rörhöna (Swedish): a common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus

Definitions

  1. a common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus

Ancestry of “rörhöna”, step by step

rörhöna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhonafemale
2Swedishhonshe; the third-person, singular, feminine pronoun...
3Old Swedishhōnshe
4Old Norsehónshe
5Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚾᚢ—
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish rör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishröra reed, a cane, a straw; a cane; a reed
2Old Swedishrør—
3Old Norsereyrrreed
4Proto-Germanicrauzaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanresg-to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚾᚢ →