Where does “hound” come from?
Hound comes from Middle English hounden, derived from Old English hund, which traces back through Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ, the root for dog.
hound (English): A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of...
Definitions
- A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of...
Ancestry of “hound”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hound | dog, hound; A strong term of abuse, especially... |
| 2 | Old English | hund | dog; hundred |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
Words derived from “hound”