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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”

  • adontare
  • onta
  • adontamento
  • onte
  • éhonté
  • honte
  • honteux
  • éhontément
  • hunte
  • honteus
  • hontage
  • honte
  • honte
  • honta
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