Where does “hone” come from?
hone (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hōna, from Proto-Germanic hauniz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.
Ancestry of “hone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | hōna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hauniz | despised, poor, miserable |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱaw- | to howl, screech |
Words derived from “hone”