Where does “Höllenhund” come from?

Höllenhund (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.

Höllenhund (German): hellhound

Definitions

  1. hellhound

Ancestry of “Höllenhund”, step by step

Höllenhund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhunddog, hound
2Middle High Germanhuntdog (Canis familiaris)
3Old High Germanhuntdog
4Proto-West Germanichunddog
5Proto-Germanichundazdog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via German Hölle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöllehell
2Middle High Germanhelle—
3Old High Germanhelliahell, afterlife
4Proto-West Germanichalljuthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
5Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →