Where does “lenshound” come from?

lenshound (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.

lenshound (English): A press photographer

Definitions

  1. A press photographer

Ancestry of “lenshound”, step by step

lenshound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hound

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

via English lens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlensAn object, usually made of glass, that focuses or...
2Latinlēnslentil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundaz