Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōnijǭ

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”). Related to *hanô (“rooster”), *hanjō (“hen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔː.ni.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*hōnijǭ f

1. hen

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *hōnijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hōnijǭ	*hōnijōniz
vocative	*hōnijǭ	*hōnijōniz
accusative	*hōnijōnų	*hōnijōnunz
genitive	*hōnijōniz	*hōnijōnǫ̂
dative	*hōnijōni	*hōnijōmaz
instrumental	*hōnijōnē	*hōnijōmiz

Related terms

• *hanô
• *hanjō
• *hōną

Descendants

• Old Norse: hǿna
  • Icelandic: hæna
  • Faroese: høna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: høna, høne; (dialectal) hæn(n)e
  • Old Swedish: hø̄na f
    • Swedish: höna c
  • Danish: høne c
    • Norwegian Bokmål: høne f or m