Where does “hoon” come from?

hoon (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hone, from Old Dutch hōna, from Proto-Germanic hauniz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

hoon (Dutch): mockery, sneering; scorn, derision

Definitions

  1. mockery, sneering; scorn, derision

Ancestry of “hoon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhone—
2Old Dutchhōna—
3Proto-Germanichaunizdespised, poor, miserable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

Words derived from “hoon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauniz →Every word from Old Dutch hōna →