Where does “gorehound” come from?
gorehound (English) comes from English hound, from Middle English hound, from Old English hund, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
gorehound (English): A person who enjoys gory entertainment
Definitions
- A person who enjoys gory entertainment
Ancestry of “gorehound”, step by step
gorehound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hound
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hound | A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of... |
| 2 | Middle English | hound | dog, hound; A strong term of abuse, especially... |
| 3 | Old English | hund | dog; hundred |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via English Gore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gore | A place name |
| 2 | Middle English | gore | A triangle-shaped plot of land; a gore; A... |
| 3 | Old English | gor | dirt, dung, faeces |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gurą | Half-digested stomach contents; manure; dung;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |