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Where does “haunio” come from?

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

haunio (Vulgar Latin): I shame, humiliate, dishonor; I shame, humiliate,...

Definitions

  1. I shame, humiliate, dishonor; I shame, humiliate,...

Ancestry of “haunio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “haunio”

  • honir
  • aunir
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