Where does “sumphöna” come from?

sumphöna (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.

sumphöna (Swedish): crake, rail name for various species in the family

Definitions

  1. crake, rail name for various species in the family

Ancestry of “sumphöna”, step by step

sumphöna 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 sump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsumpa corf, a container for keeping live fish
2Middle Low Germansumpmarsh, swamp
3Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
4Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh

Words derived from “sumphöna”

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