Where does “demi-hunter” come from?

demi-hunter (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.

demi-hunter (English): Synonym of half-hunter

Definitions

  1. Synonym of half-hunter

Ancestry of “demi-hunter”, step by step

demi-hunter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hunter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHunterfor a hunter
2Middle EnglishhuntereA hunter; a (male) person who hunts animals
3Middle Englishhuntento hunt
4Cimbrianhuntdog
5Middle High Germanhuntdog (Canis familiaris)
6Old High Germanhuntdog
7Proto-West Germanichunddog
8Proto-Germanichundazdog
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via English demi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdemiAlternative spelling of demy; A fifty pence...
2Middle Englishdemihalf, half-sized, partial
3Anglo-Normandemihalf
4Latindīmidiushalf
5Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
6Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
7Old Latinstlocus
8Proto-Italicstlokos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundaz