Where does “hoon” come from?
hoon (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoo, from Swedish ha, from Swedish häva, from Swedish håv, from Swedish ström, from Old Swedish strömber, from Old Norse straumr, from Proto-Germanic straumaz — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
hoon (Finnish): Genitive singular form of hoo
Definitions
- Genitive singular form of hoo
Ancestry of “hoon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hoo | aitch |
| 2 | Swedish | ha | To have; to possess, or to have as a property; to... |
| 3 | Swedish | häva | to heave, to lift; to end, to terminate |
| 4 | Swedish | håv | hand net |
| 5 | Swedish | ström | current, flow; the part of a fluid that moves... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | strömber | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | straumr | a stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |