Where does “scenthound” come from?

scenthound (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.

scenthound (English): Alternative spelling of scent hound

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of scent hound

Ancestry of “scenthound”, step by step

scenthound 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 scent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscentA distinctive odour or smell; An odour left by an...
2Old Frenchsentire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundaz