Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "knob, swelling, offspring" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureshun(Anglo-Saxon) hun(Frankish) hun(Old High German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 255. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 196.