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Where does “hān” come from?

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

hān (Old English): boundary stone

Definitions

  1. boundary stone

Ancestry of “hān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichainōwhetstone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃i-to sharpen; sharpen

Words derived from “hān”

  • someone
  • anyone
  • oneself
  • hone
  • onetime
  • onesided
  • noone
  • oner
  • one's
  • honer
  • onesies
  • onement
  • oneth
  • honewort
  • onesome
  • oneship
  • rehone
  • oneish
  • onescore
  • one-itis
  • one-way ticket
  • one-way mirror
  • one-year-old
  • grossone
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