Where does “hanter” come from?

hanter (Norman) comes from Old English hāmettan, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

hanter (Norman): to frequent; to haunt

Definitions

  1. to frequent; to haunt

Ancestry of “hanter”, step by step

hanter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hāmettan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhāmettanto bring home; provide a home for; house; to...
2Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
3Proto-West Germanichaimhome
4Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Old Norse heimta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheimtato bring home, fetch; bring home; to bring home,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymosEvery word from Proto-Germanic haimaz