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Etymology of the English word hen

the English word hen
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kan-

Derivations in English

henbit, hencoop, henhouse, hennery, swamphen, henpecked, henbane, greyhen, moorhen

Cognates

Dutch hen, German Henne

Usage

Word found in Old English, Modern English



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