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

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
    - Afrikaans: hen
    - Jersey Dutch: hän
  - Limburgish: hèn
Old High German: henna
- Middle High German: henne
  - Cimbrian: hénna, henn (Luserna)
  - German: Henne