Where does “houndly” come from?

houndly (English) comes from Middle English houndly, from Old English hundlīċ, from Old English hund, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

houndly (English): Of, like, or characteristic of hounds or dogs;...

Definitions

  1. Of, like, or characteristic of hounds or dogs;...

Ancestry of “houndly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhoundly—
2Old Englishhundlīċof or like dogs, canine
3Old Englishhunddog; hundred
4Proto-West Germanichunddog
5Proto-Germanichundazdog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →