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
Ancestry of “Hohn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | hōn | — |
| 2 | Old High German | hōna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haunijō | — |