Where does “Hun” come from?
Hun (Dutch) comes from Dutch hen, from Old Dutch hin, from Proto-Germanic himaz, from Proto-Germanic hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Hun (Dutch): A Hun, member of the nomadic tribe; A barbarian,...
Definitions
- A Hun, member of the nomadic tribe; A barbarian,...
Ancestry of “Hun”, step by step
Hun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hen | them; hen, female chicken; female of a related... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hin | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | himaz | dative plural masculine/neuter of *hiz |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hiz | this |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |