Where does “Hungate” come from?
Hungate (English) comes from Old English hund, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
Ancestry of “Hungate”, step by step
Hungate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hund | dog; hundred |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Old Norse hundr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hundr | a dog |