Where does “hån” come from?

hån (Danish) comes from Middle Dutch hônen, from Old Dutch hōnen, from Proto-West Germanic haunijan, from Proto-Germanic haunijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

hån (Danish): scorn; disdain; derision

Definitions

  1. scorn; disdain; derision

Ancestry of “hån”, step by step

hån traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch hônen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhônento mistreat, to harm, to dishonour
2Old Dutchhōnento mock, to humiliate
3Proto-West Germanichaunijanto humiliate, to dishonour
4Proto-Germanichaunijanąto humiliate, to dishonour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

via Old Norse hánn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehánnhe third-person nominative singular masculine personal pronoun
2Proto-Norsehānaʀ—

Words derived from “hån”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haunijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haunijan →