Where does “Hohn” come from?

Hohn (German) comes from Middle High German hōn, from Old High German hōna, from Proto-Germanic haunijō.

Hohn (German): mockery; scorn; derision

Definitions

  1. mockery; scorn; derision

Ancestry of “Hohn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhōn—
2Old High Germanhōnamock
3Proto-Germanichaunijō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic haunijō →Every word from Old High German hōna →Every word from Middle High German hōn →
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