Where does “hundebestand” come from?

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

hundebestand (Danish): dog population

Definitions

  1. dog population

Ancestry of “hundebestand”, step by step

hundebestand 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 bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestandpopulation; total number
2Low Germanbestant—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →