Where does “honta” come from?
honta (Vulgar Latin) comes from Frankish hauniþu, from Proto-Germanic hauniþō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.
honta (Vulgar Latin): shame, humiliation
Ancestry of “honta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | hauniþu | disdain, scorn, ridicule; humiliation, ridicule;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hauniþō | humility; humiliation |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱaw- | to howl, screech |
Words derived from “honta”