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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.. [...]

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