Where does “éhonté” come from?

éhonté (French) comes from French honte, from Middle French honte, from Old French hunte, from Latin haunta, from Frankish hauniþu, from Proto-Germanic hauniþō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

éhonté (French): shameless

Definitions

  1. shameless

Ancestry of “éhonté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhonteshame
2Middle Frenchhonte—
3Old FrenchhunteAlternative form of honte; dishonour
4Latinhauntashame
5Frankishhauniþudisdain, scorn, ridicule; humiliation, ridicule;...
6Proto-Germanichauniþōhumility; humiliation
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

Words derived from “éhonté”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauniþō →Every word from Frankish hauniþu →