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
- mockery, sneering; scorn, derision
Ancestry of “hoon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hone | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hōna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hauniz | despised, poor, miserable |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱaw- | to howl, screech |
Words derived from “hoon”