Where does “gravhund” come from?

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

gravhund (Danish): a dachshund

Definitions

  1. a dachshund

Ancestry of “gravhund”, step by step

gravhund 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 grav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgravgrave, tomb; pit, ditch, trench; imperative of...
2Old Norsegrǫfpit, pothole, grave
3Proto-Germanicgrabągrave
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →