Where does “half-hunter” come from?
half-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.
half-hunter (English): A pocket watch of the hunter style, but with a...
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- A pocket watch of the hunter style, but with a...
Ancestry of “half-hunter”, 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 |