Where does “honteux” come from?

honteux (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.

honteux (French): ashamed; shameful

Definitions

  1. ashamed; shameful

Ancestry of “honteux”, 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 “honteux”

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