Where does “honir” come from?

honir (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin *haunīre, from Frankish haunijan, from Proto-Germanic haunijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

honir (Old French): to shame, disgrace, dishonor

Definitions

  1. to shame, disgrace, dishonor

Ancestry of “honir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*haunīre—
2Frankishhaunijanto humble, humiliate; humiliate, dishonour; to...
3Proto-Germanichaunijanąto humiliate, to dishonour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haunijaną →Every word from Frankish haunijan →