English

henhussy

From hen + hussy.

A compound of hen + hussy

Proto-Indo-European *kan-

Proto-Germanic *hanjō

Proto-West Germanic *hannju

Old English henn

Middle English hen ‘hen, chicken’

English hen

Middle English houswyf ‘housewife’

English hussive

English hussy

Today it means

noun A girl or woman who tends chickens.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / henhussy