Where does “harehound” come from?
harehound (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.
harehound (English): One of a small breed of dogs used for hunting...
Definitions
- One of a small breed of dogs used for hunting...
Ancestry of “harehound”, step by step
harehound 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 Hare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hare | OS grid ref ST2915 |
| 2 | Frankish | hariōn | to ruin, lay waste, ravage, plunder, destroy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | harjōną | to overrun with an army; lay waste; ravage;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |