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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | haunijan | to humble, humiliate; humiliate, dishonour; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haunijaną | to humiliate, to dishonour |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱaw- | to howl, screech |