Where does “bagle hound” come from?
bagle hound (English) comes from English basset hound, from French basset, from French bas, from Old French bas, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis — to step.
bagle hound (English): A dog that is a cross between a beagle and a basset hound
Definitions
- A dog that is a cross between a beagle and a basset hound
Ancestry of “bagle hound”, step by step
bagle hound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English basset hound
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basset hound | a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family |
| 2 | French | basset | basset hound |
| 3 | French | bas | low; bass; socks; stockings; feet |
| 4 | Old French | bas | low |
| 5 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via English beagle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beagle | A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound,... |
| 2 | English | beadle | a parish constable, a uniformed minor official,... |
| 3 | Middle English | bedel | — |
| 4 | Old English | bydel | preacher; beadle, apparitor; warrant officer |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būdil | pouch; bag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būdilaz | pouch; bag |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |