Where does “hundesnor” come from?

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

hundesnor (Danish): dog leash

Definitions

  1. dog leash

Ancestry of “hundesnor”, step by step

hundesnor 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 snor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsnortwine; a strong thread; present tense of sno
2Middle Low Germansnor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundaz