Where does “huntsman” come from?
Huntsman derives from English hunt and English man, with hunt from Old English huntian, man from Middle English mon deriving from Proto-Indo-European men- meaning to think or intend.
huntsman (English): A hunter; A fox hunter; One who manages the...
Definitions
- A hunter; A fox hunter; One who manages the...
Ancestry of “huntsman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hunt | To find or search for an animal in the wild with... |
| 2 | Middle English | hunten | to hunt |
| 3 | Cimbrian | hunt | dog |
| 4 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 5 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |