English

henpen

hen + pen

A compound of hen + pen

Proto-Indo-European *kan-

Proto-Germanic *hanjō

Proto-West Germanic *hannju

Old English henn

Middle English hen ‘hen, chicken’

English hen

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to rush, fly’

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Latin penna ‘feather’

Old French penne

Anglo-Norman penne

Middle English penne

English pen

Today it means

noun A hencoop.

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