Where does “hoonde” come from?

hoonde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hōnitha, from Frankish hauniþu, from Proto-Germanic hauniþō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

hoonde (Middle Dutch): dishonor

Definitions

  1. dishonor

Ancestry of “hoonde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhōnitha—
2Frankishhauniþudisdain, scorn, ridicule; humiliation, ridicule;...
3Proto-Germanichauniþōhumility; humiliation
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauniþō →Every word from Frankish hauniþu →