Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hanô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”), possibly through earlier *hanā as evidenced by Proto-Finnic *kana. Cognate with Latin canō, cantō.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.nɔːː/

Noun edit

*hanô m

rooster, cock

Inflection edit

masculine an-stemDeclension of *hanô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hanô	*hananiz
vocative	*hanô	*hananiz
accusative	*hananų	*hananunz
genitive	*haniniz	*hananǫ̂
dative	*hanini	*hanammaz
instrumental	*haninē	*hanammiz

Synonyms edit

*kukkaz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *hanō
- Old English: hana
  - Middle English: *hane (attested in hane-crau)
- Old Frisian: hona, hana
  - North Frisian: hon, höön
  - Saterland Frisian: Hone
  - West Frisian: hoanne
- Old Saxon: hano
  - Middle Low German: hāne
    - German Low German: Hahn
- Old Dutch: *hano
  - Middle Dutch: hāne
    - Dutch: haan
- Old High German: hano
  - Middle High German: hane, han
    - Alemannic German: Haane
    - Central Franconian:
      Hunsrik: Haan
    - Cimbrian: haano, hå
    - German: Hahn
    - Luxembourgish: Hunn
    - Rhine Franconian:
      Pennsylvania German: Haahne
    - Yiddish: האָן (hon)
- → Old French:
  - ⇒ Old French: haneton
    - French: hanneton (see there for further descendants)
Old Norse: hani
- Icelandic: hani
- Faroese: hani
- Norwegian: hane
- Old Swedish: hani
  - Swedish: hane
- Danish: hane
Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 (hana)
Crimean Gothic: ano

From earlier *hanā:

→ Proto-Finnic: *kana (see there for further descendants)