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Where does “haunijaną” come from?

haunijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

haunijaną (Proto-Germanic): to humiliate, to dishonour

Definitions

  1. to humiliate, to dishonour

Ancestry of “haunijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

Words derived from “haunijaną”

  • honen
  • hinne
  • henne
  • henen
  • heonne
  • hīenan
  • 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽
  • 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃
  • honir
  • hônen
  • honen
  • honian
  • hōnen
  • haunio
  • haunijan
  • aunir
  • haunijan
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