Hüne

Etymology
From, from , ultimately from the self-designation of the historic Huns. Compare 🇨🇬,, from 🇨🇬.

The High German equivalent became obsolete in Early Modern German and was superseded by the Latin-derived  and. However, Hüne remained common as a term for “giant, hulk” both in mythic and everyday contexts in many parts of northern Germany, whence it was reintroduced to the written language in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Noun

 * 1) giant, hulk tall man, typically also muscular
 * 2)  giant
 * 1)  giant