Where does “Diensthund” come from?
Diensthund (German) comes from German hund, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
Diensthund (German): service dog
Definitions
- service dog
Ancestry of “Diensthund”, step by step
Diensthund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hund | dog, hound |
| 2 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 3 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via German dienst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dienst | second-person singular present of dienen |
| 2 | Middle High German | dienst | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dionest | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |