Where does “honian” come from?

honian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic haunijan, from Proto-Germanic haunijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

honian (Old Saxon): to dishonour, to humiliate

Definitions

  1. to dishonour, to humiliate

Ancestry of “honian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichaunijanto humiliate, to dishonour
2Proto-Germanichaunijanąto humiliate, to dishonour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

Words derived from “honian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haunijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haunijan →