Where does “Hundestjernen” come from?

Hundestjernen (Danish) comes from Danish hund, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Hundestjernen (Danish): Canicula, Dog Star, Sirius

Definitions

  1. Canicula, Dog Star, Sirius

Ancestry of “Hundestjernen”, step by step

Hundestjernen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhunddog; hound; hundred
2Old Norsehundra dog
3Proto-Germanichundazdog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Danish stjerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstjernestar; star, celebrity
2Old Norsestjarnastar
3Proto-Germanicsternǭstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →