Where does “headhunter” come from?
headhunter (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.
headhunter (English): A person who practises headhunting, the taking...
Definitions
- A person who practises headhunting, the taking...
Ancestry of “headhunter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
Words derived from “headhunter”