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English word haunt comes from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (Home. House. Village.), Proto-Germanic - atjaną
*haimaz (Proto-Germanic)
Home. House. Village.
- atjaną (Proto-Germanic)
*haimatjaną (Proto-Germanic)
To bring (someone or something) home. To provide with a home, house.
heimta (Old Norse)
hanter (Old French)
haunten (Middle English)
haunt (English)
(intransitive) To persist in staying or visiting.. (intransitive, now, rare) To live habitually; to stay, to remain.. (transitive) To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).. (transitive) To make uneasy, restless.. (transitive) To stalk, to follow. (transitive, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to.. [...]