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Where does “hauntee” come from?

hauntee (English) comes from English haunt, from Middle English haunten, from Old French hanter, from Old English hāmettan, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos — to be lying down; to settle.

hauntee (English): One who is haunted by a spirit

Definitions

  1. One who is haunted by a spirit

Ancestry of “hauntee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhauntTo inhabit, or visit frequently; To make uneasy,...
2Middle Englishhauntento reside, inhabit, use, employ
3Old Frenchhanterto frequent, abide in one place; to frequent...
4Old Englishhāmettanto bring home; provide a home for; house; to...
5Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
6Proto-West Germanichaimhome
7Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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