Where does “hondenleven” come from?
hondenleven (Dutch) comes from Dutch hond, from Middle Dutch hont, from Old Dutch hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
hondenleven (Dutch): a dog's life, a miserable life
Definitions
- a dog's life, a miserable life
Ancestry of “hondenleven”, step by step
hondenleven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hond | dog, "Canis lupus familiaris"; A derogatory term... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hont | dog; despicable, worthless person; an area of 100... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hunt | dog |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Dutch leven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | leven | to live; life |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lēven | to live, to be alive |
| 3 | Old Dutch | libben | to live |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |