Where does “hoon” come from?

hoon (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hōna, from Proto-Germanic hauniz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

hoon (Middle Dutch): dangerous

Definitions

  1. dangerous

Ancestry of “hoon”, step by step

hoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch hōna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhōna—
2Proto-Germanichaunizdespised, poor, miserable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

via Old Dutch hōni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhōnidespicable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauniz →Every word from Old Dutch hōna →