Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hanō

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 *hanô.

Noun

*hanō m

cock, rooster
Synonym: *kokk

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hanō
Genitive	hanini, hanan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hanō	*hanan
Accusative	*hanan	*hanan
Genitive	hanini, hanan	*hananō
Dative	hanini, hanan	*hanum
Instrumental	hanini, hanan	*hanum

Descendants

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 (Luserna)
  - German: Hahn
  - Luxembourgish: Hunn
  - Rhine Franconian:
    Pennsylvania German: Haahne
  - Yiddish: האָן (hon)
→ Old French: hanon
- ⇒ Old French: haneton
  - Middle French: hanneton
    - French: hanneton (see there for further descendants)