Where does “hone” come from?

hone (Middle English) comes from Old English hān, from Proto-Germanic hainō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃i- — to sharpen; sharpen.

hone (Middle English): hone; delay, hesitation

Definitions

  1. hone; delay, hesitation

Ancestry of “hone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhānboundary stone
2Proto-Germanichainōwhetstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃i-to sharpen; sharpen

Words derived from “hone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃i- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hainō →Every word from Old English hān →