Where does “Hund” come from?
Hund (German) comes 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.
Hund (German): dog, hound; scoundrel; dog; board with casters...
Definitions
- dog, hound; scoundrel; dog; board with casters...
Ancestry of “Hund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
Words derived from “Hund”