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
- to shame, disgrace, dishonor
Ancestry of “honir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *haunīre | — |
| 2 | Frankish | haunijan | to humble, humiliate; humiliate, dishonour; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haunijaną | to humiliate, to dishonour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱaw- | to howl, screech |