Where does “jobhunter” come from?

jobhunter (English) comes from English Hunter, from Middle English huntere, from Middle English hunten, from Cimbrian hunt, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz — dog.

jobhunter (English): One who is seeking employment

Definitions

  1. One who is seeking employment

Ancestry of “jobhunter”, step by step

jobhunter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hunter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHunterfor a hunter
2Middle EnglishhuntereA hunter; a (male) person who hunts animals
3Middle Englishhuntento hunt
4Cimbrianhuntdog
5Middle High Germanhuntdog (Canis familiaris)
6Old High Germanhuntdog
7Proto-West Germanichunddog
8Proto-Germanichundazdog
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via English Job

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJobA person who shows remarkable patience
2LatinIobJob
3LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
4Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
5Proto-Italic*djous
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundaz