Where does “bowhunter” come from?
bowhunter (English) comes from English Hunter, from Middle English huntere, from Middle English hunten, from Cimbrian hunt, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz — dog.
bowhunter (English): One who hunts with a bow and arrow
Definitions
- One who hunts with a bow and arrow
Ancestry of “bowhunter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Hunter | — |
| 2 | Middle English | huntere | — |
| 3 | Middle English | hunten | to hunt |
| 4 | Cimbrian | hunt | dog |
| 5 | Middle High German | hunt | — |
| 6 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |