English
gorhen
Probably from gore + hen, in reference to its red colour.
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- ‘hot’
Proto-Germanic *gurą ‘half-digested stomach contents’
Proto-West Germanic *gor
Old English gor ‘manure, dung, filth, muck, dirt’
Middle English gore ‘mud, muck’
English gore
Proto-Indo-European *kan-
Proto-Germanic *hanjō
Proto-West Germanic *hannju
Old English henn
Middle English hen ‘hen, chicken’
English hen
Today it means
noun female red grouse
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gorhen