Where does “mopshond” come from?

mopshond (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.

mopshond (Dutch): pug, small dog with a snub snout

Definitions

  1. pug, small dog with a snub snout

Ancestry of “mopshond”, step by step

mopshond 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 mops

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmopspug, small dog with a snub snout
2Dutchmopa joke, jest; a brick; a mop
3EnglishMOPGBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator
4Middle Englishmappe—
5Walloonmappenapkin
6Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →
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