Where does “Hütehund” come from?

Hütehund (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.

Hütehund (German): herding dog, shepherd dog, stock dog

Definitions

  1. herding dog, shepherd dog, stock dog

Ancestry of “Hütehund”, step by step

Hütehund 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 hüten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhütento watch; to herd, to tend; to be wary, to watch...
2Middle High Germanhüeten—
3Old High Germanhuotento watch, take care
4Proto-West Germanic*hōdijanto shelter; defend; protect against; guard; heed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →
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