Where does “seyðahundur” come from?

seyðahundur (Faroese) comes from Faroese hundur, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

seyðahundur (Faroese): sheepdog

Definitions

  1. sheepdog

Ancestry of “seyðahundur”, step by step

seyðahundur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese hundur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehundurdog
2Old Norsehundra dog
3Proto-Germanichundazdog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Faroese seyður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseseyðursheep; mutton
2Old Norsesauðrsheep
3Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →