Where does “honte” come from?

honte (French) comes 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.

honte (French): shame

Definitions

  1. shame

Ancestry of “honte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “honte”

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