Where does “hauniþu” come from?

hauniþu (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic hauniþō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

hauniþu (Frankish): disdain, scorn, ridicule; humiliation, ridicule;...

Definitions

  1. disdain, scorn, ridicule; humiliation, ridicule;...

Ancestry of “hauniþu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichauniþōhumility; humiliation
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

Words derived from “hauniþu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw-Every word from Proto-Germanic hauniþō