Where does “sleuth-hound” come from?

sleuth-hound (English) comes from English sleuthhound, from Middle English sluth hunde, from Old Norse slóð, from Proto-Germanic slōdō.

sleuth-hound (English): Alternative form of sleuthhound

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sleuthhound

Ancestry of “sleuth-hound”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsleuthhoundA working dog who tracks or pursues e.g. a wanted...
2Middle Englishsluth hunde—
3Old Norseslóðtrail, track
4Proto-Germanicslōdō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slōdō →Every word from Old Norse slóð →Every word from Middle English sluth hunde →