Where does “hond” come from?

hond (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hond, from Middle Dutch hont, from Old Dutch hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

hond (Afrikaans): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “hond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhonddog, "Canis lupus familiaris"; A derogatory term...
2Middle Dutchhontdog; despicable, worthless person; an area of 100...
3Old Dutchhuntdog
4Proto-West Germanichunddog
5Proto-Germanichundazdog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “hond”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →
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