Where does “hondstrouw” come from?

hondstrouw (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.

hondstrouw (Dutch): very loyal, lit. “loyal as a dog”

Definitions

  1. very loyal, lit. “loyal as a dog”

Ancestry of “hondstrouw”, step by step

hondstrouw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhonddog, "Canis lupus familiaris"; A derogatory term...
2Middle Dutchhontdog; despicable, worthless person; an area of 100...
3Old Dutchhuntdog
4Proto-West Germanichunddog
5Proto-Germanichundazdog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Dutch trouw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtrouwloyalty, faithfulness; marriage; true, faithful,...
2Middle Dutchtrouwesincerity, reliability, trustworthiness, honesty;...
3Old Dutchtriuwa—
4Proto-West Germanictreuwufidelity, pledge
5Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →