Where does “hunde-” come from?

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

hunde- (Danish): Intensifies adjectives denoting undesirable...

Definitions

  1. Intensifies adjectives denoting undesirable...

Ancestry of “hunde-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hunde-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundaz