Where does “hundln” come from?
hundln (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian Hund, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
hundln (Bavarian): to smell like dog
Definitions
- to smell like dog
Ancestry of “hundln”, step by step
hundln traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bavarian Hund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian | Hund | dog, hound |
| 2 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 3 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Bavarian ln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian | ln | — |