Where does “hantise” come from?
hantise (French) comes from French hanter, from Middle French hanter, 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.
hantise (French): a haunting
Definitions
- a haunting
Ancestry of “hantise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hanter | to haunt; to frequent |
| 2 | Middle French | hanter | — |
| 3 | Old French | hanter | to frequent, abide in one place; to frequent... |
| 4 | Old English | hāmettan | to bring home; provide a home for; house; to... |
| 5 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |