Where does “honte” come from?

honte (Middle French) comes from Old French hunte, from Latin haunta, from Frankish hauniþu, from Proto-Germanic hauniþō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

Ancestry of “honte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchhunteAlternative form of honte; dishonour
2Latinhauntashame
3Frankishhauniþudisdain, scorn, ridicule; humiliation, ridicule;...
4Proto-Germanichauniþōhumility; humiliation
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

Words derived from “honte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauniþō →Every word from Frankish hauniþu →