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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*hanjō f
- hen
Inflection
Declension of *hanjō (ō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*hanjō
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*hanjôz
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| vocative
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*hanjō
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*hanjôz
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| accusative
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*hanjǭ
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*hanjōz
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| genitive
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*hanjōz
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*hanjǫ̂
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| dative
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*hanjōi
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*hanjōmaz
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| instrumental
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*hanjō
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*hanjōmiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hannju
- Old English: henn, hænn
- Old Frisian: henn
- Saterland Frisian: Hanne
- West Frisian: hin
- Old Saxon: *hennia, *hennea
- Old Dutch: *henna
- Old High German: henna
- Middle High German: henne
- Crimean Gothic: hano