Where does “libahunt” come from?
libahunt (Estonian) comes from Estonian hunt, from Middle Low German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
libahunt (Estonian): werewolf
Definitions
- werewolf
Ancestry of “libahunt”, step by step
libahunt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian hunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | hunt | wolf, grey wolf |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hunt | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Estonian liba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | liba | — |