Where does “haunijan” come from?

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

haunijan (Proto-West Germanic): to humiliate, to dishonour

Definitions

  1. to humiliate, to dishonour

Ancestry of “haunijan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “haunijan”

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