Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hanjō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.njɔː/

Noun

*hanjō f

1. hen

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *hanjō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hanjō	*hanjôz
vocative	*hanjō	*hanjôz
accusative	*hanjǭ	*hanjōz
genitive	*hanjōz	*hanjǫ̂
dative	*hanjōi	*hanjōmaz
instrumental	*hanjō	*hanjōmiz

Related terms

• *hanô
• *hōną
• *hōnijǭ

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hannju
  • Old English: henn, hænn
    • Middle English: hen, henne, hene, han, en, heene
      • English: hen
      • Scots: hen
      • Yola: hen, hin
  • Old Frisian: henn
    • Saterland Frisian: Hanne
    • West Frisian: hin
  • Old Saxon: *hennia, *hennea
    • Middle Low German: henne, hinne
      • German Low German: Heen
  • Old Dutch: *henna
    • Middle Dutch: henne
      • Dutch: hen
        • Jersey Dutch: hän
      • Limburgish: hèn
  • Old High German: henna
    • Middle High German: henne
      • Cimbrian: hénna, henn (Luserna)
      • German: Henne
• Crimean Gothic: hano