Where does “*haunīre” come from?

*haunīre (Vulgar Latin) comes from Frankish haunijan, from Proto-Germanic haunijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

Ancestry of “*haunīre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhaunijanto humble, humiliate; humiliate, dishonour; to...
2Proto-Germanichaunijanąto humiliate, to dishonour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

Words derived from “*haunīre

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