Where does “coolhunter” come from?
coolhunter (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.
coolhunter (English): Alternative form of cool hunter
Definitions
- Alternative form of cool hunter
Ancestry of “coolhunter”, step by step
coolhunter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hunter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hunter | for a hunter |
| 2 | Middle English | huntere | A hunter; a (male) person who hunts animals |
| 3 | Middle English | hunten | to hunt |
| 4 | Cimbrian | hunt | dog |
| 5 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 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 |
via English cool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cool | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or... |
| 2 | Middle English | cool | — |
| 3 | Middle English | pek | peak |
| 4 | Middle English | pike | Alternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron... |
| 5 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 7 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |