Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hannju

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanjō.

Noun

*hannju f

1. hen

   Synonym: *hōn

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hannju
Genitive	*hannjā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hannju	*hannjō
Accusative	*hannjā	*hannjā
Genitive	*hannjā	*hannjō
Dative	*hannjē	*hannjōm, *hannjum
Instrumental	*hannju	*hannjōm, *hannjum

Descendants

• 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