Where does “scalphunting” come from?

scalphunting (English) comes from English hunting, from Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

scalphunting (English): The warlike act of collecting the scalps of vanquished enemies

Definitions

  1. The warlike act of collecting the scalps of vanquished enemies

Ancestry of “scalphunting”, step by step

scalphunting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hunting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhuntingThe act of finding and killing a wild animal,...
2Middle Englishhunting—
3Old Englishhuntunghunting
4Old English-ungforming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action...
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

via English scalp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscalpThe top of the head; the skull; The part of the...
2Middle Englishscalp—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from Old English -ung →Every word from Old English huntung →