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

hen

Inflection

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

Related terms

*hanô
*hōną
*hōnijǭ

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
  - 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
    - German: Henne
Crimean Gothic: hano