hean

hean · adjective

1. Proto-Indo-European*kaw-“to degrade, humiliate”
2. Proto-Germanic*hauniz“low, lowly”
3. Old Englishhēan“lowly, despised, poor, mean, bare, abject”
4. Middle Englishhene
5. Englishhean

From Middle English hene, from Old English hēan (“lowly, despised, poor, mean, bare, abject”), from Proto-Germanic *hauniz (“low, lowly”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaw- (“to degrade, humiliate”). Cognate with German höhn (“jeering, demeaning, bad”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 (hauns, “contemptible, base, humble”), Dutch hoon (“scorn, insult”), Latvian kauns (“shame, disgrace, dishonour”), Ancient Greek καυνός (kaunós, “bad”).

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hean · verb

1. Proto-Indo-European*kaw-“to degrade, humiliate”
2. Proto-Germanic*haunijaną“to humiliate”
3. Proto-West Germanic*haunijan
4. Old Englishhīenan“to fell, prostrate, overcome, weaken, crush, afflict, injure, oppress, abase, humble, insult, accuse, condemn”
5. Middle Englishhenen
6. Englishhean

From Middle English henen, from Old English hīenan (“to fell, prostrate, overcome, weaken, crush, afflict, injure, oppress, abase, humble, insult, accuse, condemn”), from Proto-West Germanic *haunijan, from Proto-Germanic *haunijaną (“to humiliate”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaw- (“to degrade, humiliate”). Cognate with North Frisian huynjen (“to wound, abuse, hurt”), German höhnen (“to mock, jeer, scoff”) Swedish hån (“heckle, mocking”).

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