Where does “hontage” come from?

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

hontage (Old French): shame

Definitions

  1. shame

Ancestry of “hontage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhonteshame
2Latinhauntashame
3Frankishhauniþudisdain, scorn, ridicule; humiliation, ridicule;...
4Proto-Germanichauniþōhumility; humiliation
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauniþō →Every word from Frankish hauniþu →