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Where does “hunt” come from?

Hunt comes from Middle English hunten, from Old English huntian, from Proto-Germanic huntōną, from Proto-Indo-European kend-.

hunt (English): To find or search for an animal in the wild with...

Definitions

  1. To find or search for an animal in the wild with...

Ancestry of “hunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhuntento hunt
2Cimbrianhuntdog
3Middle High Germanhunt—
4Old High Germanhuntdog
5Proto-West Germanichunddog
6Proto-Germanichundazdog
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “hunt”

  • huntsman
  • Huntsman
  • manhunt
  • foxhunt
  • headhunt
  • huntable
  • hunteth
  • huntest
  • huntmaster
  • molehunt
  • huntswoman
  • overhunt
  • huntsmanship
  • outhunt
  • antihunt
  • ghosthunt
  • huntee
  • womanhunt
  • puzzlehunt
  • witch-hunt
  • egg hunt
  • hunt down
  • snipe hunt
  • hunt saboteur
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