Where does “heonne” come from?
heonne (Middle English) comes from Middle English henen, from Old English hīenan, from Proto-West Germanic haunijan, from Proto-Germanic haunijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.
Ancestry of “heonne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | henen | hence |
| 2 | Old English | hīenan | to humble, abase; to fell, prostrate, overcome,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | haunijan | to humiliate, to dishonour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haunijaną | to humiliate, to dishonour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱaw- | to howl, screech |