Where does “wildehond” come from?
wildehond (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans hond, 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.
wildehond (Afrikaans): African hunting dog
Definitions
- African hunting dog
Ancestry of “wildehond”, step by step
wildehond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans hond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | hond | dog |
| 2 | Dutch | hond | dog, "Canis lupus familiaris"; A derogatory term... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hont | dog; despicable, worthless person; an area of 100... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hunt | dog |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Afrikaans wilde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | wilde | — |