Where does “molehunter” come from?
molehunter (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.
molehunter (English): One who investigates and attempts to identify a...
Definitions
- One who investigates and attempts to identify a...
Ancestry of “molehunter”, step by step
molehunter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hunter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hunter | for a hunter |
| 2 | Middle English | huntere | A hunter; a (male) person who hunts animals |
| 3 | Middle English | hunten | to hunt |
| 4 | Cimbrian | hunt | dog |
| 5 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 6 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via English molé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | molé | Alternative spelling of mole |
| 2 | English | Moll | A pet name for Mary |
| 3 | English | mary | A male homosexual |
| 4 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 6 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 8 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 9 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 10 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |