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

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

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
    • Old Dutch: *henna
    • Old High German: henna
  • Crimean Gothic: hano