Where does “houndsman” come from?

houndsman (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.

houndsman (English): The person in charge of dogs used for hunting

Definitions

  1. The person in charge of dogs used for hunting

Ancestry of “houndsman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoundA dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of...
2Middle Englishhounddog, hound; A strong term of abuse, especially...
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 →
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