English
Hoon
Hoon comes from Middle Dutch hoon ‘dangerous’, from Old Dutch *honi ‘despicable’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hauniz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hauniz‘despised, poor, miserable’reconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150*honi‘despicable’reconstructed
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500hoon‘dangerous’
- EnglishtodayHoon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hauniz‘despised, poor, miserable’reconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150*honi‘despicable’reconstructed
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500hoon‘dangerous’
- EnglishtodayHoon
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *hauniz
Today it means
name A surname from Dutch.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hauniz / Hoon